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Troy Peak
Troy Peak 1.jpg
Seen from the White River Valley
Highest point
Elevation 11,302 ft (3,445 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 4,790 ft (1,460 m)
Geography
Troy Peak is located in Nevada
Troy Peak
Troy Peak
Location in Nevada
Location Nye County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Grant Range
Topo map USGS Troy Canyon
Climbing
Easiest route Southeast ridge: steep hike/scramble

Troy Peak is the highest mountain in the Grant Range in northeastern Nye County, Nevada, United States. It is the thirty-sixth highest mountain in Nevada. Troy Peak also ranks as the third-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and the fourteenth-most prominent peak in the state. The summit is located 72 miles (116 km) southwest of the city of Ely, within the Grant Range Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

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Railroad Valley, looking southwest from the summit of Troy Peak
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