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Jarbidge Peak
2013-08-15 11 10 09 View of Jarbidge Peak from within Pinus albicaulis and Abies lasiocarpa forest on the ridge south of Bonanza Gulch.jpg
Jarbidge Peak viewed from the ridge south of Bonanza Gulch
Highest point
Elevation 10,799 ft (3,292 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 621 ft (189 m)
Geography
Jarbidge Peak is located in Nevada
Jarbidge Peak
Jarbidge Peak
Location in Nevada
Location Elko County, Nevada, U.S.

Jarbidge Peak is the second highest mountain in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The boundary of the Jarbidge Wilderness crosses the peak.

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil". Indians believed the hills were haunted.

Summit panorama

Jarbidge Peak view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Jarbidge Peak
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