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Independence Mountains

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	McAfee Peak (10,438 ft/3182 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Nevada
Area	908 sq mi / 2,353 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	73 mi / 117 km North-South 22 mi / 35 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	41° 14' N; 116° 2' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Independence Mountains
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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 Independence Mountains.

North Great Basin Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Owyhee Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Santa Rosa Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
North Central Nevada	Level 5 (Sibling)
Independence Mountains	Level 5
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 Independence Mountains

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	McAfee Peak	10,438	3182
2.	Jacks Peak	10,208	3111
3.	Wheeler Mountain	9054	2760
4.	Rocky Bluff	8840+	2694+
5.	Lone Mountain	8782	2677
6.	Nannies Peak	8780	2676
7.	Summit Benchmark	8360+	2548+
8.	Swales Mountain	8068	2459
9.	Maggie Peak	6272	1912
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Independence Mountains

McAfee Peak

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Looking south from McAfee Peak (2016-07-04). Photo by Gerry Pennington.
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Lone Mountain

Lone Mountain as seen from our trailhead (2014-05-16). Photo by Dean Molen.
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