Monument Peak (Nevada)

Monument Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 6,283 feet (1,915 m).[1]

Monument Peak was named for the "monuments", i.e. stone prospectors' markers near it.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monument Peak
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 27.

41°00′34″N 115°53′13″W / 41.00944°N 115.88694°W / 41.00944; -115.88694


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