Bens Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in Nevada, United States}}
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| name = Bens Peak
| photo = Bens Peak, Nevada.jpg
| photo_caption = North aspect
| elevation_ft = 8567
| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=64283|name=Bens Peak, Nevada|accessdate=2024-06-15}}
| prominence_ft = 938
| range = Shoshone Range
Great Basin Ranges
| isolation_mi = 2.52
| isolation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/41766|title=Bens Peak - 8,563' NV|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-06-15}}
| parent_peak = Mount Lewis
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| country = United States
| state = Nevada
| region = Lander
| region_type = County
| map = USA Nevada#USA
| map_caption = Location in Nevada
| map_size = 230
| label_position = left
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| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=847238|name=Bens Peak|access-date=2024-06-15}}
| topo = USGS Mount Lewis
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| type = Fault block
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Bens Peak is an {{convert|8567|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Lander County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Bens Peak is part of the Shoshone Range which is a subrange of the Great Basin Ranges. The peak is located {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} north of Mount Lewis which is the highest point of the Shoshone Range. The nearest community is Battle Mountain, Nevada, {{convert|13|mi|km}} to the north-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Humboldt River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|2300.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Lewis Canyon in approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}}. The peak is set on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Climate
Bens Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} 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.
See also
- Great Basin
- {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
References
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External links
- Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5701440/United%20States/Nevada/Lander/Bens%20Peak Bens Peak]
Category:Mountains of Lander County, Nevada