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North Central Nevada

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Porter Peak (9268 ft/2825 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Nevada (93%), Idaho (7%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	6,124 sq mi / 15,861 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	120 mi / 193 km North-South 91 mi / 147 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	41° 26' N; 116° 48' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of North Central Nevada
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the North Central Nevada.

North Great Basin Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Owyhee Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Rosa Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
North Central Nevada	Level 5
Owyhee Desert	Level 6 (Child)
Hot Springs Range	Level 6 (Child)
Osgood Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Snowstorm Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Santa Renia Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sheep Creek Range	Level 6 (Child)
Bull Run Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Tuscarora Range	Level 6 (Child)
Independence Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Jarbidge Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Elko County Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Northeast Nevada Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Albion Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Northwest Salt Lake Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Pilot Range	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the North Central Nevada

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Porter Peak	9268	2825	Bull Run Mountains
2.	Pennsylvania Hill	9119	2779	Bull Run Mountains
3.	Peak 8986	8986	2739	Bull Run Mountains
4.	Beaver Peak	8791	2679	Tuscarora Range
5.	Adam Peak	8678	2645	Osgood Mountains
6.	McCann Creek Mountain	8602	2622	Tuscarora Range
7.	Blue Jacket Peak	8572	2613	Bull Run Mountains
8.	Wilson Peak	8507	2593	Bull Run Mountains
9.	Peak 8452	8452	2576	Tuscarora Range
10.	Kelly Creek Mountain	8403	2561	Snowstorm Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Porter Peak	9268	2825	Bull Run Mountains
2.	Beaver Peak	8791	2679	Tuscarora Range
3.	Adam Peak	8678	2645	Osgood Mountains
4.	Kelly Creek Mountain	8403	2561	Snowstorm Mountains
5.	Prospect Benchmark	7629	2325	Owyhee Desert
6.	Sixmile Hill	7496	2285	Santa Renia Mountains
7.	Cone Benchmark	7276	2218	Sheep Creek Range
8.	Hot Springs Range High Point	6920+	2109+	Hot Springs Range

Photos of Peaks in the North Central Nevada

Adam Peak Summit ridge, looking south, just below the summit (2012-02-11). Photo by Andy Hart. Click here for larger-size photo.	McCann Creek Mountain View from benchmark up at McCann Creek Mountain. **Dog not included (2016-07-14). Photo by Olivia Snyder. Click here for larger-size photo.
Wilson Peak Wilson Peak as seen from the south (2013-05-24). Photo by Dean Molen. Click here for larger-size photo.	Sixmile Hill Sixmile Hill still has quite a bit of snow in March (2013-03-19). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cone Benchmark Approaching Cone Benchmark from the south. The cone shape summit is on the left (2017-09-21). Photo by Michael Berry. Click here for larger-size photo.

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