# Currant Mountain

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{{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](/source/White_Pine_County%2C_Nevada), [Nevada](/source/Nevada), U.S.
| range = [White Pine Range](/source/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](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) Currant Mountain
| easiest_route = From the south ridge: Steep hike & [scramble](/source/Scrambling)
}}

'''Currant Mountain''' is the highest [mountain](/source/mountain) in the [White Pine Range](/source/White_Pine_Range) in [White Pine County](/source/White_Pine_County%2C_Nevada), [Nevada](/source/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](/source/topographic_prominence) 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](/source/Duckwater%2C_Nevada) ([Shoshone](/source/Shoshone)) tribal lands and the northern arm of large [Railroad Valley](/source/Railroad_Valley). To the east is the northern part of [White River Valley](/source/White_River_(Nevada)). The peak is located about {{convert|37|mi|0}} southwest of the community of [Ely](/source/Ely%2C_Nevada) near the [Nye County](/source/Nye_County%2C_Nevada) border, within the [Currant Mountain Wilderness](/source/Currant_Mountain_Wilderness) of the [Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest](/source/Humboldt-Toiyabe_National_Forest).

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

== References ==
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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

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