Mount Rose Summit

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Mount Rose Summit

Sign on the summit
Elevation 8,911 ft (2,716 m)
Location Washoe County, Nevada, Flag of the United States United States
Range Carson Range / Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 39°18′48″N 119°53′50″W / 39.31333, -119.89722Coordinates: 39°18′48″N 119°53′50″W / 39.31333, -119.89722
Topo map USGS Mount Rose
Traversed by State Route 431

Mount Rose Summit is a mountain pass located in the Carson Range near Mount Rose and Slide Mountain northeast of Incline Village.[1][2] The 8,911 ft (2,716 m)-high pass is traversed by Highway 431, which is the highest point of the highway and the highest mountain pass open-year round in the Sierra Nevada.[1][3] The saddle itself features a parking lot and a small building which both serve as a highway stop. A dirt road leading to the Mount Rose Ski Area ends near the northern section of the summit.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Google Earth images.
  2. ^ Mount Rose Summit, USGS Mount Rose (NV) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  3. ^ Mount Rose Scenic Byway. U.S. Department of Transportation - National Scenic Byways Program. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.