Mount Rose (Washoe County, Nevada)

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Coordinates: 39°20′38″N 119°55′02″W / 39.3437978, -119.9171356

Mount Rose
Elevation 10,776 feet (3,285 m)[1]
Location Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Range Carson Range
Prominence 3,630 feet (1,110 m)[2]
Coordinates 39°20′38″N 119°55′02″W / 39.3437978, -119.9171356[3]
Topo map USGS Mount Rose

Mount Rose is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada east of the California-Nevada border. It is located in the Mount Rose Wilderness in between Lake Tahoe and Reno[4] and is the county highpoint of Washoe County.[5] State Route 431 traverses Mount Rose Summit southeast of Mount Rose.[4] Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NGS Data Sheet for MT ROSE. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  2. ^ Mount Rose, Nevada. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  3. ^ USGS GNIS: Mount Rose (Washoe County, Nevada). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  4. ^ a b Google Maps. Google. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  5. ^ Nevada County High Points. PeakBagger.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  6. ^ Subsection M261Et - Carson Range. USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.

[edit] External links

  • Mount Rose snow sampler. The Glossary of Meteorology. Retrieved on 2008-04-05. The first instrument for measuring snow water content. It is still in use today.