Currant Mountain

{{Short description|Mountain in the American state of Nevada}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Currant Mountain | image = CurrantMtnNV2.jpg | elevation_ft = 11518 | elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}<ref name="ngs">{{cite ngs |id=JP0700 |name=Currant Mt |accessdate=2008-11-21}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 4575 | prominence_ref = <ref>{{cite peakbagger |pid=3550 |name=Currant Mountain, Nevada |accessdate=2008-04-03}}</ref> | location = White Pine County, Nevada, U.S. | range = White Pine Range | map = Nevada | map_caption = | map_size = 160 | label = | coordinates = {{coord|38.90974535|N|115.424605364|W|type:mountain_region:US-NV_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = <ref name="ngs" /> | topo = USGS Currant Mountain | easiest_route = From the south ridge: Steep hike & scramble }}

'''Currant Mountain''' is the highest mountain in the White Pine Range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is the twenty-first-highest mountain in the state,<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=21324 |name=Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks |accessdate=2014-10-22}}</ref> and also ranks as the sixteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state.<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=41313 |name=Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |accessdate=2014-10-23}}</ref> Its summit consists of a series of three spires on a thin limestone ridge, with the southern spire being the highest at {{convert|11518|ft|0}}. To the west are the Duckwater (Shoshone) tribal lands and the northern arm of large Railroad Valley. To the east is the northern part of White River Valley. The peak is located about {{convert|37|mi|0}} southwest of the community of Ely near the Nye County border, within the Currant Mountain Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

none|thumb|550px|Currant Mountain, looking west at sunrise.

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== External links == * {{cite gnis |id=859436 |name=Currant Mountain |accessdate=2008-11-21}} * {{cite summitpost |id=153462 |name=Currant Mountain |accessdate=2011-05-07}} *{{commons category-inline|Currant Mountain}}

Category:Mountains of White Pine County, Nevada Category:Mountains of Nevada Category:Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest