Bunker Hill (Nevada)

Bunker Hill
View of Bunker Hill from Kingston
Highest point
Elevation11,477 ft (3,498 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,793 ft (851 m)[2]
ListingNevada County High Points 5th
Coordinates39°15′10″N 117°07′34″W / 39.252861°N 117.12623°W / 39.252861; -117.12623[1]
Geography
Bunker Hill
Nevada, U.S.
LocationLander County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeToiyabe Range
Topo mapUSGS BUNKER HILL
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Kingston Summit, southeast along a 4-wheel drive road and then the ridgeline, Class 2 scramble[3]

Bunker Hill is the highest mountain in Lander County, within the Toiyabe Range of central Nevada, United States.[2] It is the twenty-second highest mountain in the state.[4] The peak is located within the Austin Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, about 17 miles south of the small town of Austin and just northwest of the small town of Kingston.[1]

Summit panorama

360-degree panorama from the summit of Bunker Hill

References

  1. ^ a b c "BUNKER HILL". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bunker Hill, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Bunker Hill". SummitPost.org. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.