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The term "Mormon Dan Peak" first appears in the 1980 [[Mormon Dan Peak 1:24,000 Map]].<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=6nojAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA29&dq=%22Mormon+Dan+Peak%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAmoVChMImsnB9djbyAIVTt5jCh0bqgchNew Publications of the Geological Survey]," , p. 29, 1980.</ref> | The term "Mormon Dan Peak" first appears in the 1980 [[Mormon Dan Peak 1:24,000 Map]].<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=6nojAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA29&dq=%22Mormon+Dan+Peak%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAmoVChMImsnB9djbyAIVTt5jCh0bqgchNew Publications of the Geological Survey]," , p. 29, 1980.</ref> | ||
In 1983 a helicopter survey identified a number of claims in the southern [[Calico Hills]]. Claims were staked knowing that the area was within the a designated wilderness study area. The claims were designated the Dan Claims, possibly because of Mormon Dan Peak, [[Mormon Dan Springs]] and [[Mormon Dan Canyon]], located to the northeast of the claims.<ref>Michael C. Sahli, "[ftp://nas.library.unr.edu/keck/mining/SCANS/0140/01400038.pdf Preliminary Geological Discussion of the Dan Mining Claims Area, Southern Calico Hills, Pershing County, Nevada]," UNR, ca. 1987.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:34, 25 October 2015
Mormon Dan Peak is a peak that is quite close to the Soldier Meadows road near where it meets the playa road.
Mormon Dan Spring is to the east and Mormon Dan Canyon is to the south east.
Not to be confused with Mormon Dan Butte, located near Winnemucca.[1].
In 1909, Daniel Moroni LeBaron murdered Thomas New in Winnemucca. LeBaron was known as "Mormon Dan"[2][3] LeBaron was sentenced to life imprisonment and parolled in 1913 or 1914.[4]
The phrase "Mormon Dan" is possibly connected to the Mormon Danites. Wikipedia states: "The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saint members in June 1838, in the town of Far West in Caldwell County, Missouri. During their period of organization in Missouri, the Danites operated as a vigilante group and took a central role in the events of the 1838 Mormon War. Whether or not the Danites existed after the 1847 arrival of the LDS Church in Utah is still debated."[5]
The term "Mormon Dan Peak" first appears in the 1980 Mormon Dan Peak 1:24,000 Map.[6]
In 1983 a helicopter survey identified a number of claims in the southern Calico Hills. Claims were staked knowing that the area was within the a designated wilderness study area. The claims were designated the Dan Claims, possibly because of Mormon Dan Peak, Mormon Dan Springs and Mormon Dan Canyon, located to the northeast of the claims.[7]
Resources
- Mormon Dan Peak GNIS
- T36N R25E
- Mormon Dan Peak does not appear on the Long Valley (1894) map.
References
- ↑ Mormon Dan Butte GNIS
- ↑ Thomas New, Findagrave.com
- ↑ "Shoots Man for Wrecking Home," Bakersfield Californian, 1909-05-26
- ↑ "Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly, Volume 1," Nevada (Terr.). Legislative Assembly, 1915.
- ↑ Danites," Wikipedia, retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ↑ "Publications of the Geological Survey," , p. 29, 1980.
- ↑ Michael C. Sahli, "Preliminary Geological Discussion of the Dan Mining Claims Area, Southern Calico Hills, Pershing County, Nevada," UNR, ca. 1987.