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Snowflower Mountain, Nevada


Prominence: 363 ft, 111 m

Elevation: 10,243 feet, 3122 meters


Approx. Isolation: 2.19 mi, 3.53 km
Elevation Info:NAVD88 Elevation: 10,248 ft / 3123 m
Alternate Name(s)Sunflower Mountain
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)39° 22' 57'' N; 119° 56' 9'' W
39.382399, -119.935791 (Dec Deg)
247137E 4363326N Zone 11 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceNevada
County/Second Level RegionWashoe
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     Great Basin Peaks List (Rank #50)

Selected Trip Reports from this site:
     2010-09-12 by Tim Berger
     2012-09-09 by Daryn Dodge

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The official name of this peak is Snowflower Mountain, not Sunflower mountain as on the USGS map. The name was given to the peak by Alvin McLane many years ago, and this is the name in the official GNIS names database. Most climbing web sites, such as Summitpost.com and ListsOfJohn.com, also correctly show the name as Snowflower.

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ProminenceClean Prominence: 363 ft/111 m
Optimistic Prominence: 403 ft/123 m
Key Col: 9880 ft/3011 m  (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 9840 and 9880 feet.
    Topo Map: Mount Rose O39119c8 1:24,000
    Key Col Lat/Long: 39° 21' 28'' N; 119° 55' 42'' W
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Isolation2.19 mi/3.53 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Church Peak  (SSE)
Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Sierra Nevada
Range4: Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada
Range5: Carson Range
Drainage BasinsGreat Basin
Internal Drainage-N.A.
Worldwide Internal Drainage
OwnershipLand: Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Mount Rose Wilderness Area
Topo MapMount Rose NW O39119d8 1:24,000



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