Meeker Peak

Meeker Peak is an 8768 ft mountain summit located in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.

Description
Meeker Peak is the third-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 in the Worthington Mountains Wilderness, 6.5 mi south of Worthington Peak, 105 mi north of Las Vegas, and northeast of Nellis Air Force Base Complex. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,500 ft above Garden Valley in one mile, and 3,900 ft above Sand Springs Valley in three miles. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Climate
Meeker 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.