North Schell Peak

North Schell Peak is the highest summit in Nevada’s Schell Creek Range, located in the High Schells Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest northeast of Ely. In a state marked by isolated basin-and-range mountains, it ranks as Nevada’s ninth-highest peak and fifth-most topographically prominent. Its importance lies not only in elevation but in the great vertical rise that sets it apart from the surrounding landscape. That prominence makes it one of eastern Nevada’s notable summits and places it among the United States’ major ultra-prominent peaks. It is best known today as a remote wilderness mountain in one of Nevada’s largest and most rugged ranges.

McGill, Nevada · United States