Meeker Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation8,768 ft (2,672 m)[1]
Prominence1,128 ft (344 m)[2]
Parent peakPeak 8861[3]
Isolation5.28 mi (8.50 km)[3]
Coordinates37°49′27″N 115°35′59″W / 37.8241155°N 115.5997547°W / 37.8241155; -115.5997547[4]
Geography
Meeker Peak is located in Nevada
Meeker Peak
Meeker Peak
Location in Nevada
Meeker Peak is located in the United States
Meeker Peak
Meeker Peak
Meeker Peak (the United States)
LocationBasin and Range National Monument
CountryUnited States of America
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Parent rangeWorthington Mountains
Great Basin Ranges
Topo mapUSGS Meeker Peak
Geology
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockLimestone

Meeker Peak is an 8,768-foot elevation (2,672 m) mountain summit located in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Description

Meeker Peak is the third-highest summit in the Worthington Mountains which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This remote peak is set in the Basin and Range National Monument on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated in the Worthington Mountains Wilderness, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Worthington Peak, 105 miles (169 km) north of Las Vegas, and northeast of Nellis Air Force Base Complex. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above Garden Valley in one mile, and 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) above Sand Springs Valley in three miles. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]

Climate

Meeker Peak is set in the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[5] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

See also

References

  1. ↑ United States Geological Survey topographical map - Meeker Peak
  2. ↑ "Meeker Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. 1 2 "Meeker Peak - 8,768' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. 1 2 "Meeker Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
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