Liberty Peak

Summary

Liberty Peak is the name given to the officially unnamed mountain peak west of Liberty Pass in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The peak rises from the head of Lamoille Canyon, and is a major part of the view at the Road's End Trailhead. To the southeast are Liberty Lake and Kleckner Canyon, while to the northwest is Box Canyon. It is located about 26 miles (42 km) southeast of the community of Elko.

Liberty Peak
Liberty Peak, looking south from the Road's End Trailhead
Highest point
Elevation11,037 ft (3,364 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence752 ft (229 m)[1]
Coordinates40°35′11″N 115°24′00″W / 40.586518°N 115.400077°W / 40.586518; -115.400077[1]
Geography
Parent rangeRuby Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Ruby Dome
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Liberty Pass, Class 2 scramble west along the ridgeline[2]

Summit panorama edit

 
360-degree panorama from the summit of Liberty Peak

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Liberty Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ "Liberty Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Liberty Peak at Wikimedia Commons