Sheep Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 8,159 feet (2,487 m).
Sheep Mountain was so named on account of wild sheep once seen in the area.
Sheep Mountain | |
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Sheep MountainNye County, Nevada | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,487 m (8,159 ft) |
Coordinates | 38°26′45″N 116°55′15″W / 38.4457677°N 116.9209089°W / 38.4457677; -116.9209089 |
Geography | |
Location | Nye County, Nevada |
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sheep Mountain
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 59.
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