Humboldt Peak is the southernmost high summit in the
East Humboldt Range
The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located along the eastern edge of the upper watershed of the Humboldt River, which flows southwest from its source just north of the range. The range reac ...
of
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...
in northeastern
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
. To the west are First and Second Boulder Canyons, to the south is Pole Canyon and Secret Pass, and to the east is the South Fork of Steele Creek and
Clover Valley. The summit is the end of a high crest running almost to the north, and the beginning of a slow descent to
Ruby Valley
Ruby Valley is a large basin located in south-central Elko County, Nevada, Elko and northern White Pine County, Nevada, White Pine counties in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. From Secret Pass it runs ...
to the southeast. The summit, the fourth highest peak in the range, is located about southwest of the community of
Wells. The mountain is in the
East Humboldt Wilderness and
Humboldt National Forest.
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Mountains of Elko County, Nevada
East Humboldt Range
Mountains of Nevada
Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
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