Right behind me in the picture you'll see Boundary Peak (13,147 ft.), the highest point in Nevada. It's next door neighbor, Montgomery Peak, is taller, but it's just over the state line in California. Some people would like to give both to California so that Wheeler Peak (13,065 ft.) in Great Basin National Park could be #1. Sounds good to me because Wheeler Peak has easier access for climbing.
It's funny how many state lines in the West look like they were drawn with a ruler by some random geographer. What about natural boundaries like rivers and mountain ranges? Regardless of which state it belongs to, I'm pretty sure Boundary Peak doesn't have a casino on the summit.
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