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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> | 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 cites Origin of Place Names, though the reference for the blue rocks has not been found.<ref>"[http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/2026 Origin of Place Names: Nevada]," p. 60, Federal Writers' Project, W. P. A Reno, 1941.</ref> | ||
To the west of the Blue Wing Mountains is an unnamed [[playas | Playa]]. To the south is [[Blue Wing Flat]], also known as Adobe Flat. | To the west of the Blue Wing Mountains is an unnamed [[playas | Playa]]. To the south is [[Blue Wing Flat]], also known as Adobe Flat. | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 20 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] Carlson cites Origin of Place Names, though the reference for the blue rocks has not been found.[2]
To the west of the Blue Wing Mountains is 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.[3]
References
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 55, 1970.
- ↑ "Origin of Place Names: Nevada," p. 60, Federal Writers' Project, W. P. A Reno, 1941.
- ↑ 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