Mount Moriah (Nevada)

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Coordinates: 39°16′24″N 114°11′56″W / 39.273185, -114.198828

Mount Moriah

Mt. Moriah, looking southwest across The Table.
Elevation 12,072 feet (3,680 m)[1]
Location White Pine County, Nevada, USA
Range Snake Range
Prominence 4,910 feet (1,497 m)[2]
Coordinates 39°16′24″N 114°11′56″W / 39.273185, -114.198828[1]
Topo map USGS Mount Moriah
Location of Mt. Moriah within Nevada

Mount Moriah is the high point of the northern section of the Snake Range in eastern White Pine County, in east-central Nevada in the western United States. It is the fifth highest peak in the state. To the west are Spring Valley and the Schell Creek Range, while to the east are the border with Utah, Snake Valley, and the Confusion Range. To the south is Wheeler Peak and the Great Basin National Park, and immediately to the north is a large flat area of sub-alpine tundra called "The Table". An ancient stand of Great Basin Bristlecone Pines lies at the northern flank of the peak. The mountain is located about 36 miles (58 km) east of the community of Ely. The higher elevations of this northern section of the Snake Range is protected as the Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b NGS Data Sheet for MT MORIAH. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  2. ^ Mount Moriah, Nevada. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.

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