Mount Limbo | |
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![]() Mount Limbo (near center), Purgatory Peak (left) Southwest aspect from Highway 447 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,312 ft (2,229 m)[1][2] |
Prominence | 252 ft (77 m)[3] |
Parent peak | Purgatory Peak (7,417 ft)[4] |
Isolation | 0.61 mi (0.98 km)[4] |
Coordinates | 40°20′23″N 119°16′54″W / 40.3396259°N 119.2815694°W[5] |
Geography | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Nevada |
County | Pershing |
Parent range | Selenite Range Great Basin Ranges |
Topo map | USGS Purgatory Peak |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cretaceous[6] |
Mountain type | Fault block[6] |
Rock type | Granodiorite[6] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 3 scrambling[4] |
Mount Limbo is a 7,312-foot elevation (2,229 m) summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[2]