Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is located east of Sulphur.
The 1914-1915 WPRR Descriptive Time Table for west-bound traffic states: "Beyond mile-post 477 and at the left of the track stands the monolith outcrop of the Irish sphinx, presenting the perfect profile of an Irish gentleman in stock and cravat. A brilliant patch of mineral paint is disclosed, against the hills to the right, adjacent to prospect holes and dumps. Copper, silver and gold are being mined."[1] The Irish sphinx is probably Pulpit Rock, though left and right might be swapped. Sulphur is at mile post 474.52 and Floka is at mile post 479.38.[2]
References
Resources
- GNIS
- Dave N. Schmitt, "An archaeological evaluation of South Pulpit Shelter (26Hu2472), eastern Black Rock Desert, Humboldt County, Nevada," BLM, 1988.
- "Preliminary Environmental Assessment, Hycroft Mine Facilities Expansion Project," BLM, DOI-BLM-NV-W030-2013-0003-EA, July 2014.