Kumiva Peak is an summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Description Kumiva Peak is the highest peak of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges.George Wuerthner (1992), Nevada Mountain Ranges, American & World Geographic Pub., , p. 47 This peak is set in the Mount Limbo Wilderness Study Area which is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. It is situated north of Purgatory Peak, south of Luxor Peak, and south-southeast of the town of Empire. Topographic relief is significant as the west slope rises over above Poito Valley in , and the east aspect rises above Kumiva Valley in . This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and has appeared in publications since at least 1877.Arnold Hague, Samuel Franklin Emmons (1877), Descriptive Geology, U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 804
Climate Kumiva Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters. The desert is an example of a cold desert climate as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.
See also List of mountain peaks of Nevada Great Basin
References
External links Weather forecast: Kumiva Peak National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet