Macks Peak

Macks Peak
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation10,036 ft (3,059 m)[1] [2]
Prominence1,129 ft (344 m)[2][1]
Parent peakThe Sisters[1]
Isolation1.41 mi (2.27 km)[1]
Coordinates36°21′02″N 115°41′50″W / 36.350562°N 115.697236°W / 36.350562; -115.697236[2]
Geography
Macks Peak is located in Nevada
Macks Peak
Macks Peak
Location in Nevada
Macks Peak is located in the United States
Macks Peak
Macks Peak
Macks Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States of America
StateNevada
CountyClark
Protected areaMount Charleston Wilderness
Parent rangeSpring Mountains
Great Basin Ranges[2]
Topo mapUSGS Charleston Peak
Geology
Rock typeLimestone[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling[1]

Macks Peak is a 10,036-foot elevation (3,059 m) summit located in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Description

Macks Peak is part of the Spring Mountains which are a subrange of the Great Basin Ranges. The peak is located 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Las Vegas in the Mount Charleston Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest.[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,900 feet (580 meters) above Macks Canyon in one mile (1.6 km). This mountain's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, however Macks Canyon has been.[4]

Macks Peak, south aspect

Climate

Macks Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.[5] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

Climbing

An ascent of the peak involves hiking and scrambling six miles (9.7 km) (round-trip) with 1,177 feet (359 m) of elevation gain.[3] Access is via the Macks Canyon Road from Highway 156.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Macks Peak - 10,036' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Macks Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  3. ^ a b Branch Whitney (1997), Hiking Las Vegas: 60 Hikes Within 60 Minutes of the Strip, Huntington Press, ISBN 9780929712215, p. 75.
  4. ^ "Macks Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.