Arc Dome

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Coordinates: 38°49′57″N 117°21′10″W / 38.8324297, -117.3528706

Arc Dome

Elevation 11,780 feet (3,590 m)[1]
Location Nye County, Nevada, USA
Range Toiyabe Range
Prominence 5,213 feet (1,589 m)[2]
Coordinates 38°49′57″N 117°21′10″W / 38.8324297, -117.3528706[3]
Topo map USGS Arc Dome
Easiest route north ridge: hike
Location of Arc Dome within Nevada

Arc Dome is the high point of the Toiyabe Range in northwestern Nye County, in central Nevada in the western United States. It one of the most prominent peaks in the contiguous states.[4] The peak is located about 53 miles north of the community of Tonopah The higher elevations of this section of the Toiyabe Range are protected as the Arc Dome Wilderness Area.

[edit] References

  1. ^ NGS Data Sheet for TOIYABE DOME RESET. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  2. ^ Arc Dome, Nevada. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: Arc Dome. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  4. ^ America's 57 - the Ultras. Peaklist.org. Retrieved on 2008-04-03.

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