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Mountain in Nevada, United States
Troy Peak
Seen from the White River Valley
Highest point
Elevation11,302 ft (3,445 m) NAVD 88
Prominence4,790 ft (1,460 m)
Coordinates38°19′10″N 115°30′07″W / 38.319350722°N 115.501921761°W / 38.319350722; -115.501921761
Geography
Troy Peak is located in NevadaTroy PeakTroy Peak
LocationNye County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeGrant Range
Topo mapUSGS Troy Canyon
Climbing
Easiest routeSoutheast ridge: steep hike/scramble

Troy Peak is the highest mountain in the Grant Range in northeastern Nye County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-sixth highest mountain in Nevada. Troy Peak also ranks as the third-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and the fourteenth-most prominent peak in the state. The summit is located 72 miles (116 km) southwest of the city of Ely, within the Grant Range Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Railroad Valley, looking southwest from the summit of Troy Peak

References

  1. ^ "White Pine Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  2. ^ "Troy Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  4. "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.

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