Geology

Emigrant Peak

Esmeralda County, NV

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Isolated summit on the Rhyolite Ridge / Emigrant Peak map sheet north of the Silver Peak Range, a hard-rock desert highpoint above the Clayton Valley–Fish Lake Valley corridor. Good geology-and-summit destination for Emigrant Canyon volcanic and sedimentary stacks.

Field facts

RegionEsmeralda County, NV
Coordinates37.9602, -117.8987
FeatureNamed summit
MapRhyolite Ridge NW
AccessRemote dirt / cross-country
NearbySilver Peak Range / Fish Lake Valley

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