Pearl Peak
Peak in Ruby Mountains, Nevada, USA
Pearl Peak
Location in the state of Nevada
Pearl Peak is a 10,777-foot (3,285 m)[1] summit in the southern part of the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County, Nevada in the United States.[2] The peak, which is within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, is primarily composed of Ordovician to early Devonian dolomite and limestone, with minor amounts of sandstone and quartzite.[3] It hosts a stand of bristlecone pine.[4]
Pearl Peak is about 40 miles (64 km) south of Elko and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a short distance to the southeast.
See also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pearl Peak
- ^ a b c "Pearl Peak". Peakbagger. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Nevada Geology". Nevada Geology. The University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Charlet, David Alan (1996). Atlas of Nevada Conifers. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 228.
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