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Bunker Hill (Nevada)

Coordinates: 39°15′10″N 117°07′34″W / 39.252861°N 117.12623°W / 39.252861; -117.12623
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Bunker Hill
View of Bunker Hill from Kingston
Highest point
Elevation11,477 ft (3,498 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,793 ft (851 m)[2]
ListingNevada County High Points 5th
Coordinates39°15′10″N 117°07′34″W / 39.252861°N 117.12623°W / 39.252861; -117.12623[1]
Geography
Bunker Hill is located in Nevada
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill
Nevada, U.S.
LocationLander County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeToiyabe Range
Topo mapUSGS BUNKER HILL
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Kingston Summit, southeast along a 4-wheel drive road and then the ridgeline, Class 2 scramble[3]

Bunker Hill is the highest mountain in Lander County, within the Toiyabe Range of central Nevada, United States.[2] It is the twenty-second highest mountain in the state.[4] The peak is located within the Austin Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, about 17 miles south of the small town of Austin and just northwest of the small town of Kingston.[1]

Summit panorama

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Bunker Hill view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Bunker Hill

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BUNKER HILL". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ^ a b "Bunker Hill, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ^ "Bunker Hill". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  4. ^ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.