Astor Pass
The Astor Pass is located northwest of Pyramid Lake between the lake and Sand Pass on Highway 445. Astor a station on the Fernley and Lassen Railway is nearby.
The name may refer to John Jacob Astor, an early fir trader, whose grandson, John Jacob Astor IV, died on the Titanic in April, 1912 during the time the railway was being built[1]
References
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary", p. 179.
- GNIS
- Also know as Fish Springs Pass. Citation: "Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1884"
- Granite Range (1894, Rp. 1923) (UNR) shows the Astor Pass.
- "Nevada And The Southeastern Portion Of California," Third Edition, The Clason Map Company, Denver, Colorado, 1907. Shows Astor Pass.