Worthington Peak

Worthington Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,968 ft (2,733 m)[1]
Prominence	3,088 ft (941 m)[2]
Parent peak	Peak 9015[3]
Isolation	11.14 mi (17.93 km)[3]
Coordinates	37°55′04″N 115°36′42″W[4]
Naming
Etymology	Rossiter Worthington Raymond
Geography
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Location	Basin and Range National Monument
Country	United States of America
State	Nevada
County	Lincoln
Parent range	Worthington Mountains Great Basin Ranges
Topo map	USGS Worthington Peak
Geology
Rock age	Silurian[5]
Mountain type	Fault block
Climbing
Easiest route	class 2 hiking[3]

Worthington Peak is an 8,968-foot elevation (2,733 m) mountain summit located in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Description

Worthington Peak is the highest summit in the Worthington Mountains which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This remote peak is set in the Basin and Range National Monument on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated on the boundary of the Worthington Mountains Wilderness, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Meeker Peak, 112 miles (180 km) north of Las Vegas, and northeast of Nellis Air Force Base Complex. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) above Garden Valley in two miles, and 3,400 feet (1,000 meters) above Sand Springs Valley in three miles. The peak is composed primarily of limestone with some sandstone, with abundant fossils of the Silurian within the limestone.[6] This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4] The name was applied by the Wheeler Survey and has been printed in publications since 1877.[7]

Climate

Worthington Peak is set in the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[8] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

Peak 8881 (left of center) and Worthington Peak to right, east aspect from Garden Valley

See also

• Mountains portal
• Great Basin

References

1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Worthington Peak
2. "Worthington Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
3. "Worthington Peak - 8,968' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
4. "Worthington Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
5. George Wheeler (1875), Report Upon United States Geographical Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian, Volume 3, Issue 1, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 37
6. Josiah Edward Spurr, USGS (1903), Bulletin - U.S. Geological Survey Issue 208, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 76
7. Henry Gannett (1877), Lists of Elevations principally in that portion of the United States west of the Mississippi River, 4th ed, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 130
8. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links

• Weather forecast: Worthington Peak
• Basin and Range National Monument: Bureau of Land Management