Disaster Peak

Disaster Peak
Disaster Peak
Highest point
Elevation7,690 ft (2,340 m)
Coordinates41°57′34″N 118°11′40″W / 41.95944°N 118.19444°W / 41.95944; -118.19444

Disaster Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The summit is located in the Trout Creek Mountains.

Disaster Peak was named after an 1864 confrontation between prospectors and the Paiutes, resulting in the deaths of G. W. Dodge, J. W. Burton and two others.

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