King Peak, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

King Peak is the southernmost summit above 11,000 feet in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. To the west is Rattlesnake Canyon, and to the east is Overland Creek Canyon, which drains into the Ruby Valley). The Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail passes just to the east on its way north from Overland Lake. The summit is located at about 29 miles southeast of the community of Elko, in the Humboldt National Forest and the Ruby Mountains Wilderness. ()