Arc Dome
{{short description|Mountain in Nevada, United States}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Arc Dome
| photo = ArcDomeNV.jpg
| photo_caption =
| elevation = {{convert|11780|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite ngs |pid=JQ0514 |name=Toiyabe Dome Reset |accessdate=2008-04-03}}
| prominence_ft = 5213
| prominence_ref = {{cite peakbagger |pid=3492|name=Arc Dome, Nevada |access-date=2008-04-03}}
| listing = {{unbulleted list
| U.S. most prominent peaks 112th
| Desert Peaks Section List{{cite dps}}
| Great Basin Peaks List Star peak{{cite gbpl}} }}
| location = Nye County, Nevada, U.S.
| range = Toiyabe Range
| map = Nevada
| map_caption = Nevada, U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|38.832665383|N|117.353037492|W|type:mountain_region:US-NV_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| map_size = 180
| topo = USGS Arc Dome
| easiest_route = Hike along the North ridge, {{YDS|1}}
}}
Arc Dome is the highest mountain of the Toiyabe Range in northwestern Nye County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirteenth-highest mountain in the state.{{cite peakbagger |lid=21324 |name=Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks |access-date=2014-10-22}} Arc Dome also ranks as the second-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and the eighth-most prominent peak in the state.{{cite peakbagger |lid=41313 |name=Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |access-date=2014-10-23}} The peak is located about {{convert|53|mi|km}} north of the community of Tonopah, within the Arc Dome Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Arc Dome is sometimes confused with Toiyabe Dome. The fact that the summit benchmark is marked “Toiyabe Dome” only adds to this confusion. However, these are separate peaks. Toiyabe Dome at {{convert|11361|ft|m}} is about {{convert|5|mi|km}} southeast of Arc Dome, above the small community of Carvers, Nevada.{{cite summitpost |id=219910 |name=Toiyabe Dome |accessdate=2011-05-15}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite gnis |id=858740 |name=Arc Dome}}
- {{cite summitpost |id=151778 |name=Arc Dome}}
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Category:Landforms of Nye County, Nevada
Category:Mountains of the Great Basin
Category:Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest
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