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Mount Augusta (Nevada)

Coordinates: 39°32′24″N 117°55′11″W / 39.53993°N 117.919605°W / 39.53993; -117.919605
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Mount Augusta
Mount Augusta is located in Nevada
Mount Augusta
Mount Augusta
Highest point
Elevation9,970 ft (3,039 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence4,366 ft (1,331 m)[2]
Coordinates39°32′24″N 117°55′11″W / 39.53993°N 117.919605°W / 39.53993; -117.919605[1]
Geography
LocationChurchill County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeClan Alpine Mountains
Topo mapUSGS MT AUGUSTA

Mount Augusta is the highest mountain in the Clan Alpine Mountains of Churchill County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Churchill County and ranks nineteenth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada.[3] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grant". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. ^ "Mount Augusta, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  3. ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  4. ^ "Mount Augusta". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2015-01-22.