Verdi Peaks, Mountain summit in Elko County, Nevada, US.
Verdi Peak, officially a single name for a group of three summits, rises in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada. The central summit is the highest and ranks as the fiftieth-highest peak in the state. The peaks stand at the head of Talbot Canyon above Verdi Lake and form part of the east wall of Lamoille Canyon above the Terraces Picnic Area.
The peaks lie within the Ruby Mountains Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, on the edge of the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. The central summit, the highest of the three, stands about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Elko. The two southern summits sit directly on the Ruby Crest, roughly 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above the Ruby Valley to the east.
The name Verdi comes from the nearby Verdi Lake, which the peaks rise above at the head of Talbot Canyon. The three summits stand on the edge of the Ruby Mountains Wilderness, in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest's Ruby Mountains Ranger District, land managed for hiking and climbing rather than settlement.
The peaks stand on the edge of the Ruby Mountains Wilderness in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, reached from the head of Talbot Canyon above Verdi Lake. The central summit lies about 25 miles southeast of Elko. The two southern summits sit directly on the Ruby Crest, and the group rises above the Terraces Picnic Area at the head of Lamoille Canyon.
The two southern summits stand directly on the Ruby Crest, and the range's name comes from the ruby-coloured garnets found in Lamoille Canyon's rock. The central summit is the highest of the three and ranks as Nevada's fiftieth-highest peak.
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