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Carlson states that the mountains are named because of blue rocks.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA55&dq=blue%20wing%20mountains%20nevada&pg=PA55#v=onepage&q=blue%20wing%20mountains%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 55, 1970.</ref> | Carlson states that the mountains are named because of blue rocks.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA55&dq=blue%20wing%20mountains%20nevada&pg=PA55#v=onepage&q=blue%20wing%20mountains%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 55, 1970.</ref> | ||
To the | To the south of the Blue Wing Mountains an unnamed [[Playas | Playa]]. To the south is [[Blue Wing Flat]], also known as Adobe Flat. | ||
On the Blue Wing Mountains is a rock with the name "C. Donnell" and the year 1946 carved in to it. This could be Charlie Donnell who hold the patent for a bucket conveyor.<ref>Peggy Jones, "[http://insidenorthernnevada.com/Content/PERSHING-COUNTY-NEWS-/NEWS-Pershing-County/Article/Prospector-finds-mystery-rock-in-Blue-Wing-Mountains/30/161/27783 Prospector finds mystery rock in Blue Wing Mountains: Possible connection to Lovelock inventor]," April 16, 2016, News4Nevada.</ref> | On the Blue Wing Mountains is a rock with the name "C. Donnell" and the year 1946 carved in to it. This could be Charlie Donnell who hold the patent for a bucket conveyor.<ref>Peggy Jones, "[http://insidenorthernnevada.com/Content/PERSHING-COUNTY-NEWS-/NEWS-Pershing-County/Article/Prospector-finds-mystery-rock-in-Blue-Wing-Mountains/30/161/27783 Prospector finds mystery rock in Blue Wing Mountains: Possible connection to Lovelock inventor]," April 16, 2016, News4Nevada.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:35, 19 June 2017
The Blue Wing Mountains are located at the north end of the Granite Springs Valley.
Carlson states that the mountains are named because of blue rocks.[1]
To the south of the Blue Wing Mountains an unnamed Playa. To the south is Blue Wing Flat, also known as Adobe Flat.
On the Blue Wing Mountains is a rock with the name "C. Donnell" and the year 1946 carved in to it. This could be Charlie Donnell who hold the patent for a bucket conveyor.[2]
References
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 55, 1970.
- ↑ Peggy Jones, "Prospector finds mystery rock in Blue Wing Mountains: Possible connection to Lovelock inventor," April 16, 2016, News4Nevada.
- GNIS
- Variant: Bluewing Mountains. Citation: U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.
- Wikipedia
- Nevada Wilderness.org
- Summitpost