Mount Lewis (Nevada)

Mount Lewis

View of Mount Lewis from Interstate 80 near Battle Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 9,678 ft (2,950 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 4,280 ft (1,305 m) [2]
Coordinates 40°24′12″N 116°51′41″W / 40.403405°N 116.861459°W / 40.403405; -116.861459Coordinates: 40°24′12″N 116°51′41″W / 40.403405°N 116.861459°W / 40.403405; -116.861459 [1]
Geography
Mount Lewis

Nevada, U.S.

Location Lander County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Shoshone Range
Topo map USGS MT LEWIS
Climbing
Easiest route A well-maintained gravel road ascends directly to the summit[3]

Mount Lewis is the highest peak in the Shoshone Range in Lander County, Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Lander County and the twentieth-most prominent peak in Nevada.[4] The peak is located about 14 miles southeast of the town of Battle Mountain.[1] An FAA Long Range Air Route Surveillance Radar station is located just west of the summit.[5] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.

Summit panorama

Mount Lewis view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Mount Lewis

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MT LEWIS". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Mount Lewis, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Mount Lewis". SummitPost.org.
  4. ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
  5. ↑ "Air Defense Radar Stations - Information for Battle Mountain, NV (FAA site)". Radomes, Inc. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
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