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Quinn Peak (Nevada)

Coordinates: 41°18′12″N 118°24′59″W / 41.303308°N 118.416255°W / 41.303308; -118.416255
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Quinn Peak
Quinn Peak is located in Nevada
Quinn Peak
Quinn Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,085 ft (2,769 m)[1]
Prominence4,863 ft (1,482 m) NAVD 88[2]
Coordinates41°18′12″N 118°24′59″W / 41.303308°N 118.416255°W / 41.303308; -118.416255
Geography
LocationHumboldt County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeJackson Mountains

Quinn Peak is the highest mountain in the Jackson Mountains of Humboldt County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Humboldt County and ranks tenth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada.[3] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions.

Dan Dobbins Peak

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A variant name of the peak is "Dan Dobbins Peak". The peak register dated 10-8-88 states "Named after Dan Dobbins a young mother lode chapter climber & inspiring leader who was killed in a truck accident in 1978".[4] On November 21, 1978, a 24-year-old Sacramento man name Daniel Dobbins was killed while driving a van near San Juan Bautista.[5] In 1986, the Motherload Chapter of the Sierra Club awarded a Dan Dobbins Youth Award.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Quinn Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Jackson Mountains High Point, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  3. ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  4. ^ "Quinn Peak_2797090_Other documents.pdf". Geographic Names Information System, supporting documentation for Quinn Peak GNIS entry. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Sacrament Man Killed In Collision". The California. Salinas, California. p. 1. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Roseville High Lists Scholarship Awards". The Press-Tribune. Roseville, California. 17 June 1986. Retrieved 6 June 2019.