Nevada County High Points, township and benchmark table Arranged alphabetically by county. There are 16 counties and one independent city in Nevada. Key to Column Headings: ID = Sequential numbering. County = The name of the county. Peak Name = The name as shown on the topo map. A Pxxxx ft. with the elevation of the peak if it is not named on the map. Names in parentheses are alternate names for the peak. EL,ft = Elevation in feet. EL = How the elevation is shown on the map. A BM entry indicates a brass survey monument or benchmark is at the summit. Topo Map (7.5 min) = The topo map the peak is on. Township = The township, range and section the peak is in. BM Name = The name stamped on the benchmark. PID = The Permanent Identifier used by the USGS to identify benchmarks. Date = The year the benchmark was first placed. |
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ID | County | Peak Name | EL,ft | EL | Topo Map (7.5 min) | Township | BM Name | PID | Date |
1 | Carson City | Snow Valley Peak | 9214 | Spot | Marlette Lake | T15N, R19E, SEC 19 | |||
2 | Churchill | Desatoya Peak | 9977 | BM | Desatoya Peak | T17N, R37E, SEC 1 | Twin | KQ0479 | 1954 |
3 | Clark | Charleston Peak | 11,916 | BM | Charleston Peak | T19S, R56E, SEC 28 | Charleston | GR1965 | 1906 |
4 | Douglas | East Peak | 9591 | VABM | South Lake Tahoe | T13N, R18E, SEC 36 | East Peak | JR1236 | 1893 |
5 | Elko | Ruby Dome | 11,387 | Spot | Ruby Dome | T32N, R58E, SEC 30 | Ruby Dome Cairn | LQ0693 | 1947 |
6 | Esmeralda | Boundary Peak | 13,147 | BM | Boundary Peak | T1S, R33E, SEC 20 | Boundary | HR2576 | 1950 |
7 | Eureka | Diamond Peak | 10,631 | BM | Diamond Peak | T20N, R55E, SEC 19 | Diamond Peak | KP0435 | 1881 |
8 | Humboldt | Granite Peak | 9732 | BM | Hinkey Summit | T44N, R39E, SEC 28 | Spring Butte | MU0442 | 1958 |
9 | Lander | Bunker Hill | 11,473 | BM | Bunker Hill | T16N, R43E, SEC 15 | Bunker Hill | KQ0445 | 1955 |
10 | Lincoln | P10,660 ft | 10,660 | Inter. | Mt Grafton | T10N/T9N, R65E | |||
11 | Lyon | P10,580 ft | 10,580 | Inter. | Desert Creek Peak | T8N, R24E, SEC 34 | |||
12 | Mineral | Mount Grant | 11,300 | Inter. | Mount Grant | T8N, R29E, SEC 7 | Mount Grant Highest Peak | JR1053 | 1902 |
13 | Nye | South Summit (Mt Jefferson) | 11,941 | BM | Mount Jefferson | T11N, R45E, SEC 32 | Jeff | JQ0584 | 1971 |
14 | Pershing | Star Peak | 9840 | BM | Star Peak | T31N, R34E, SEC 33 | Star Peak Reset | LS0554 | 1958 |
15 | Storey | Mt Davidson | 7868 | BM | Virginia City | T17N, R21E, SEC 30 | Davidson | KR1642 | 1951 |
16 | Washoe | Mount Rose | 10,785 | BM | Mount Rose | T17N, R18E, SEC 13 | Mount Rose Reset | KR1728 | 1946 |
17 | White Pine | Wheeler Peak | 13,065 | BM | Wheeler Peak | T13N, R68E, SEC 14 | Wheeler Peak | JP0339 | 1882 |