Spruce Mountain is a mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It was named from the spruce timber near the summit.[4] Spruce Mountain ranks twenty-fifth among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state.[5] 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.[6] 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.
| Spruce Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,267 ft (3,129 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,930 ft (1,198 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 40°33′08″N 114°49′18″W / 40.552101286°N 114.821721172°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Spruce Mountain | |
| Location | Elko County, Nevada |
| Parent range | Pequop Mountains |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Spruce Mountain, NV |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | A four-wheel drive road ascends directly to the summit[3] |
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.[7] Electronics researcher Ralph Hartley was born at Sprucemont in 1888.
Summit panorama
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References
edit- ^ a b "Spruce Mtn". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Spruce Mountain, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "Spruce Mountain (NV)". SummitPost.org.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 29.
- ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer: Nevada, DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, p. 33 ISBN 0-89933-334-6
- ^ "Spruce Mountain". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
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