Worthington Peak

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

Worthington Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation8,968 ft (2,733 m)[1]
Prominence3,088 ft (941 m)[2]
Parent peakPeak 9015[3]
Isolation11.14 mi (17.93 km)[3]
Coordinates37°55′04″N 115°36′42″W[4]
Naming
EtymologyRossiter Worthington Raymond
Geography
Worthington Peak is located in Nevada
Worthington Peak
Worthington Peak
Location in Nevada
Worthington Peak is located in the United States
Worthington Peak
Worthington Peak
Worthington Peak (the United States)
LocationBasin and Range National Monument
CountryUnited States of America
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Parent rangeWorthington Mountains
Great Basin Ranges
Topo mapUSGS Worthington Peak
Geology
Age of rockSilurian[5]
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockLimestone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2 hiking[3]

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

References
  1. United States Geological Survey topographical map - Worthington Peak
  2. "Worthington Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. "Worthington Peak - 8,968' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. "Worthington Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  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.
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