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Virginia Peak
Virginia Peak is located in Nevada
Virginia Peak
Virginia Peak
Location in Nevada
Highest point
Elevation 8,370 ft (2,551 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 3,642 ft (1,110 m)
Geography
Location Washoe County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Pah Rah Range
Topo map USGS PAH RAH MTN

Virginia Peak is the highest mountain in the Pah Rah Range of Washoe County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Washoe County and ranks thirty-sixth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada. The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions. A National Weather Service NEXRAD doppler weather radar station is located on the summit.

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