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Spruce Mountain (Nevada)

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Mountain in the American state of Nevada

Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain viewed from the intersection of U.S. Highway 93 and Spruce Mountain Road
Highest point
Elevation10,267 ft (3,129 m) NAVD 88
Prominence3,930 ft (1,198 m)
Coordinates40°33′08″N 114°49′18″W / 40.552101286°N 114.821721172°W / 40.552101286; -114.821721172
Geography
Spruce Mountain is located in NevadaSpruce MountainSpruce Mountain
LocationElko County, Nevada
Parent rangePequop Mountains
Topo map(s)USGS Spruce Mountain, NV
Climbing
Easiest routeA four-wheel drive road ascends directly to the summit

Spruce Mountain is a mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It was named from the spruce timber near the summit. Spruce Mountain ranks twenty-fifth among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. The summit is at 10,267 feet (3,129 m). Spruce Mountain is on a northeast–southwest trending ridge with a parallel Spruce Ridge to the northwest. To the east, a low section of hills connects the mountain to the south end of the Pequop Mountains. US Route 93 passes the southwest end of the mountain. The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.

The western side of the mountain was the site of copper, silver, and lead mining during the late 19th century. The settlement of Sprucemont on the western slope of the mountain supported the mining activity and existed from 1868 through about 1900 and is now a ghost town. Electronics researcher Ralph Hartley was born at Sprucemont in 1888.

Summit panorama

Spruce Mountain view 360-degree panorama from the summit of Spruce Mountain

References

  1. ^ "Spruce Mtn". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  2. "Spruce Mountain, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. "Spruce Mountain (NV)". SummitPost.org.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 29.
  5. "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  6. DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer: Nevada, DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, p. 33 ISBN 0-89933-334-6
  7. "Spruce Mountain". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved December 9, 2009.


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