Moapa Peak, Nevada

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 6474 ft / 1973 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	36° 51' 31'' N, 114° 27' 6'' W 36.858562, -114.451657 (Dec Deg) 727182 E 4082214 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	Nevada
County/Second Level Region	Lincoln
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 204      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 190) Selected Trip Reports:      1994-12-30 by Asher Waxman      2004-02-13 by Ron Bartell      2007-11-22 by Sacha Bobst (GPS Track)      2010-01-17 by Eric Kassan      2011-12-04 by Mat Kelliher      2012-11-10 by James Morehouse (GPS Track)      2012-11-10 by BMS 914 (GPS Track)      2013-03-02 by BMS 914 (GPS Track)      2013-11-16 by John Ray (GPS Track)      2014-02-02 by Karen McCann      2014-02-22 by Chase DuPont (GPS Track)      2014-04-13 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)      2014-12-05 by Steven Thompson (Unsuccessful)      2015-04-03 by Steven Thompson (GPS Track)      2016-10-16 by Peak Pirate (GPS Track)      2017-04-12 by Sam Grant (GPS Track)      2017-11-19 by Sandy Lara      2018-01-01 by Jake Robinson      2018-01-03 by Greg Gerlach (GPS Track)      2018-01-18 by Adam Walker      2018-04-07 by Lou Hibbard      2018-04-11 by Jon Avery (GPS Track)      2019-04-07 by Ritch Go      2019-10-25 by Jerry Thomas (GPS Track)      2020-02-25 by Dustin Erickson      2020-04-04 by Kyle Wilson (GPS Track)      2020-04-20 by Jason Park (GPS Track)      2020-10-29 by Tom Gathright (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2021-03-21 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)      2021-03-27 by Jessica Palencar      2022-01-24 by Evan L      2022-03-14 by Ron Bartell (GPS Track)      2023-04-02 by Sue Birnbaum (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2023-04-02 by TJ Kodras (GPS Track)
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South face of Moapa Peak (1978-02-18). Photo by John Vitz. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 1671 ft/509 m   Optimistic Prominence: 1711 ft/521 m   Key Col: 4800 ft/1463 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 4.8 mi/7.73 km    Isolation Limit Point: 36.9275, -114.4392 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Peak 7222  (N)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: Intermountain West Range3: Great Basin Ranges Range4: South Great Basin Ranges Range5: Eastern Lincoln County Ranges Range6: Mormon Mountains
Drainage Basins	Colorado Gulf of California Pacific-Central America/Mexico Pacific Ocean
Ownership	Wilderness/Special Area: Mormon Mountains Wilderness Area
Topo Map	Moapa Peak O36114g4 1:24,000
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map  Moapa Peak   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

Jerry prepares to straddle the sharp knife edge. Summit in the distance. (2019-10-25). Photo by Cheryl Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.

Cheryl on the knife edge (2019-10-25). Photo by Cheryl Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.

Jerry scrambling on the knife edge near the summit (2019-10-25). Photo by Cheryl Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.

Jerry and Cheryl on the summit (2019-10-25). Photo by Cheryl Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.

Cheryl on the knife edge near the summit of Moapa Peak (2019-10-25). Photo by Jerry Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.

Moapa Peak looking north from near the trailhead (2019-10-25). Photo by Jerry Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.

Summit (2020-04-20). Photo by Jason Park. Click here for larger-size photo.

Gully at the start of our route up the face (2022-03-14). Photo by Ron Bartell. Click here for larger-size photo.

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