Crystal Peak (Sierra County, California)

{{Short description|Mountain in Sierra County, California, United States}}

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|photo=File:Crystal Peak Mine (Front View).jpg

|photo_caption=The crystal mine

|range=Bald Mountain Range, Sierra Nevada

|location=Sierra County, California

|map=California

|relief=1

|map_size=200

|elevation_ft=8107

|prominence_ft=263

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Crystal Peak is a mountain in Sierra County, California. It is located on the south end of the Bald Mountain Range, {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Sardine Valley and 16 mi (25.6 km) northwest of Reno, Nevada.{{Cite gnis |id=258967 |name=Crystal Peak |accessdate=August 17, 2015}}

Crystal Mine

The first recorded visit to the Crystal Peak (on which the mine is located) was in 1845 by a Stevens wagon train. After the town of Crystal was abandoned, the local roads fell into disrepair (later being reconstructed in 1992).{{cite web |url=http://www.jour.unr.edu/donica/Laptop%20documents/zephyr/outdoors/out_steer_crystal.html |title=Zephyr Outdoors - Crystal Peak |access-date=2015-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226090912/http://www.jour.unr.edu/donica/Laptop%20documents/zephyr/outdoors/out_steer_crystal.html |archive-date=2015-12-26 |url-status=dead }}

Access to the Crystal Mine is currently available to the public for non-commercial purposes, though a limit of one 5 gallon bucket of crystals per vehicle per week is in effect.

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Category:Mountains of Sierra County, California

Category:Mountains of Northern California