Worthington Peak
Worthington Peak is an mountain summit located in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Worthington Peak is the highest summit in the Worthington Mountains which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This remote peak is set in the Basin and Range National Monument on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated on the boundary of the Worthington Mountains Wilderness, north of Meeker Peak, north of Las Vegas, and northeast of Nellis Air Force Base Complex. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Garden Valley in two miles, and above Sand Springs Valley in three miles. The peak is composed primarily of limestone with some sandstone, with abundant fossils of the Silurian within the limestone. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The name was applied by the Wheeler Survey and has been printed in publications since 1877.
Climate
Worthington Peak is set in the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters. The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.