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The Blue Wing Mountains are located at the north end of the [[Granite Springs Valley]].
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.<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 south of the Blue Wing Mountains an unnamed [[Playas | Playa]]. To the south is [[Blue Wing Flat]], also known as Adobe Flat.


To the south of the Blue Wing Mountains an unnamed [[Playas | Playa]].  To the south is [[Blue Wing Flat]], also known as Adobe Flat.
[[Black Mountain]] is at the peak of the Blue Wing Mountains.


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 02:37, 19 June 2017

The Blue Wing Mountains are located at the north end of the Granite Springs Valley.

To the south of the Blue Wing Mountains an unnamed Playa. To the south is Blue Wing Flat, also known as Adobe Flat.

Black Mountain is at the peak of the Blue Wing Mountains.

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.[1]

References

  • 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

See Also