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MOUNT MONTGOMERY, NEVADA \u00a0(site)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This leisurely drive to visit some new (for me) areas of western Nevada began in Bishop, California. \u00a0 My first stop was Mount Montgomery, which kind of sounds like a double mountain. \u00a0This is a ghost town in Nevada, just east of Montgomery Pass along Highway 6 at around 7120′ elevation. \u00a0As you might have guessed, the spot is adjacent to a mountain called “Montgomery” — Montgomery Peak. \u00a0But, Montgomery Peak is in California. \u00a0At 13,447 feet, Montgomery Peak is 300 feet higher than nearby Boundary Peak, at 13147 feet above sea level. \u00a0Boundary Peak is the highest point in Nevada and is less than one mile from Montgomery Peak. \u00a0In other words, California wins in this battle of the double peaks, but Nevada gets a participation trophy.<\/p>\n According to Internet sources, which are rarely wrong, the little hamlet of Mount Montgomery was a place for the traveler, replete with a cafe, motel and casino. \u00a0These are now abandoned (and\/or burned down). \u00a0Ironically, the name of the motel, shown below, was “Boundary Peak Motel.” \u00a0So even though the motel was in a place called “Mount Montgomery,” it did not get named after the peak that the town was named for, but it is named for the adjacent peak which is lower in elevation. \u00a0The final picture in the batch below shows the two peaks, with Boundary Peak on the left and the slightly more distant Montgomery Peak on the right. \u00a0(California also wins in its battle with Nevada for lowest elevation.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\t\t