Slate Mountain (Nevada)

Slate Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 6,696 feet (2,041 m).[1]

Slate Mountain was so named on account of its material composition.[2] A variant name is "Slate Peak".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Slate Mountain
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 13.


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