King Lear Peak | |
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King Lear Peak from Sulphur, Nevada | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,695 m (8,842 ft) |
Coordinates | 41°12′09″N 118°33′19″W / 41.2024008°N 118.5551613°W / 41.2024008; -118.5551613 |
Geography | |
King Lear Peaklocation of King Lear peak in Nevada | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
Region | Humboldt County |
District | Jackson Mountains |
Topo map | USGS King Lear Peak |
King Lear Peak is a summit in the Jackson Mountains of Humboldt County, Nevada, overlooking the Black Rock Desert to the west.
Cultural References
King Lear Peak is referenced in the final section of the 1996 epic poem Mountains and Rivers Without End by Gary Snyder, entitled “Finding the Space in the Heart.”
References
- ^ "King Lear Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- Snyder, Gary (1996). Mountains and rivers without end. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint. ISBN 1-887178-20-1. OCLC 34912804.
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