Highland Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 9,337 feet (2,846 m).[1]

Highland Peak was named after the Scottish Highlands, the ancestral home of a pioneer citizen.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Peak
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 45.

37°53′38″N 114°34′45″W / 37.89389°N 114.57917°W / 37.89389; -114.57917


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