Boundary Peak elevation
13,140ft
above sea level · 4,005 m
Boundary Peak is the highest point in Nevada and the 9th highest of the 50 state high points. It’s in Esmeralda County, according to the USGS gazetteer.
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Place facts
- Coordinates
- 37.85° N · 118.35° W
- In degrees, minutes and seconds: 37° 50′ 46″ N · 118° 21′ 4″ W
- UTM coordinates
- 11S · 381,129 E · 4,189,597 N
- Zone 11 · NAD83, the official US datum
- Time zone
- Pacific Time
- UTC−8 · UTC−7 in summer (daylight saving time)
- Ground height (3DEP)
- 13,123 ft
- What the USGS model gives at this exact point, on a 1 m grid. The official elevation is 13,140 ft.
Compared with other state high points
At 13,140 ft (4,005 m), Boundary Peak is the 9th highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska (20,310 ft), and the lowest is Britton Hill, in Florida (345 ft).
The USGS table “Elevations and Distances in the United States” gives it 13,140 ft. The 3DEP elevation model gives 13,123 ft at the gazetteer point: 17 ft less, which is normal on a summit: the model averages the ground in each cell.
Nevada’s capital, Carson City, is 119 mi away in a straight line and 8,460 ft lower.
The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Fresno (CA), 109 mi away in a straight line and 12,828 ft lower.
Nevada’s lowest point is the Colorado River, at 479 ft: a total relief of 12,661 ft.
- 9 Boundary Peak 13,140 ft
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Frequently asked questions
What people most often ask about the elevation of Boundary Peak.
How tall is Boundary Peak?
Boundary Peak is 13,140 feet (4,005 m) above sea level. That’s the official USGS figure, from its table of state high points.
What are the coordinates of Boundary Peak?
Latitude 37.84607 and longitude -118.35108, in decimal degrees (37° 50′ 46″ N · 118° 21′ 4″ W). In UTM, zone 11: 381,129 E and 4,189,597 N, on NAD83.
Is Boundary Peak the highest mountain in the US?
No. It’s the 9th highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft.
What county is Boundary Peak in?
The summit point falls in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The USGS table lists Esmeralda.
How is elevation measured?
Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.
Sources
- USGS, “Elevations and Distances in the United States” The official elevation of the summit. Public domain.
- USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The ground height at the summit point, to check the figure. Public domain.
- USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The position and official name of the summit. Public domain.
- TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
- timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
- Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).
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