Pearl Peak is a 10,777-foot (3,285 m)[1] summit in the southern part of the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County, Nevada in the United States.[2] The peak, which is within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, is primarily composed of Ordovician to early Devonian dolomite and limestone, with minor amounts of sandstone and quartzite.[3] It hosts a stand of bristlecone pine.[4]

Pearl Peak
Pearl Peak is located in Nevada
Pearl Peak
Pearl Peak
Location in the state of Nevada
Highest point
Elevation10,777 ft (3,285 m)[1]
Prominence3,608 ft (1,100 m)[2]
Parent peakTipton Peak
Isolation13.37 mi (21.52 km)[2]
Coordinates40°14′07″N 115°32′31″W / 40.23528°N 115.54194°W / 40.23528; -115.54194[1]
Geography
LocationElko County, Nevada
Parent rangeRuby Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Pearl Peak

Pearl Peak is about 40 miles (64 km) south of Elko and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a short distance to the southeast.

North ridge of Pearl Peak, Nevada

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pearl Peak
  2. ^ a b c "Pearl Peak". Peakbagger. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Nevada Geology". Nevada Geology. The University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ Charlet, David Alan (1996). Atlas of Nevada Conifers. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 228.