Lone Mountain (Eureka County, Nevada)

Lone Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 7,864 feet (2,397 m).[1]

Lone Mountain was so named on account of its isolated location relative to other summits in the area.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Mountain
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.


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