Baker Peak is a mountain in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.
Baker Peak is a summit set in the Snake Range and Great Basin National Park. It is the fourth-highest summit in the state of Nevada. The mountain has two peaks: the 12,303-ft east peak and a 12,297-ft west peak which are 0.43 mile (0.69 km) apart. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into Spring Creek and east into Baker Creek, which both end in the Great Basin where it evaporates or sinks underground â i.e., it is endorheic as no water reaches the ocean. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Baker Lake in , and above Spring Valley in . The nearest higher peak is Wheeler Peak, to the north. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The Baker name refers to the nearby town of Baker, Nevada, which is named after an early settler, George W. Baker.
Baker 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.
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