Mount Moriah (Nevada)

For other uses, see Moriah (disambiguation).

Mount Moriah
Mount Moriah, looking southwest from 'The Table,' in the Snake Range.
Highest point
Elevation	NAVD 88
Prominence
Listing	Nevada's 4th highest
Coordinates
Geography
Mount Moriah White Pine County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range	Snake Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Moriah

Mount Moriah is a 12,072-foot (3,680 m) mountain in the northern Snake Range of eastern White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is the fifth highest mountain in the state, and also ranks as the ninth-most topographically prominent peak in the state. It is located within the Mount Moriah Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Geography

Mount Moriah rises over 6,000 feet (1,800 m) vertical feet above the Snake Valley on its east flank, and the Spring Valley to its west. The peak is the highest point in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Immediately to the north is a large flat sub-alpine area called The Table, which supports an ancient stand of Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva).

The mountain is about 37 miles (60 km) east of Ely, the nearest town. U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 50 traverse the Sacramento Pass nearby, which divides the northern and southern sections of the Snake Range. To the south of the pass are Great Basin National Park and Wheeler Peak.