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Buckskin Mountain

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Coordinates: 41°47′22″N 117°33′11″W / 41.78944°N 117.55306°W / 41.78944; -117.55306
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Not to be confused with Buckskin Mountains or Mount Buckskin.

Buckskin Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 8,724 feet (2,659 m).[1]

Buckskin Mountain was named for the fact the summit has the color of buckskin.[2] A variant name was "Buckskin Peak".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckskin Mountain
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 36.

41°47′22″N 117°33′11″W / 41.78944°N 117.55306°W / 41.78944; -117.55306


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