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Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population was 53,702. [ 3 ] Its county seat is Elko . [ 4 ]
This is a list of highest points in the U.S. state of Nevada, in alphabetical order by county. All elevations use the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), the currently accepted vertical control datum for United States, Canada and Mexico. Elevations are from the National Geodetic Survey when available.
Elevation: 7,510 ft (2,289 m) NAVD 88 [1] Prominence: ... Elko Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Elko Hills of Elko County, in Nevada, United States. [3]
Elko is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Elko County. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As of the official 2020 U.S. Census , the city has a population of 20,564. Elko serves as the center of the Ruby Valley , a region with a population of over 55,000.
Pilot Peak (Shoshoni: Waahkai) is the highest mountain in the Pilot Range in extreme eastern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Elko County and the fourth-most prominent peak in Nevada. [5] [6] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access ...
The range reaches a maximum elevation of 11,387 feet (3,471 m) on the summit of Ruby Dome. [5] To the north is Secret Pass and the East Humboldt Range, and from there the Rubies run south-southwest for about 80 miles (130 km). To the east lies Ruby Valley, and to the west lie Huntington and Lamoille Valleys.
Elk Mountain is a summit in Elko County in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] The elevation is 8,802 feet (2,683 m). [1] The peak is in the northeastern portion of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest about two miles south of the Nevada - Idaho border. [2] Elk Mountain was named for the elk which once roamed there. [3]
The Elko Hills are a mountain range in Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the Great Basin region of the western United States. Elko Mountain, the range high-point, and Grindstone Mountain are the range's only named summits. Elko Mountain viewed from downtown Elko, Nevada with the Humboldt River in the foreground