Monument Peak (Nevada)

Monument Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 6,283 feet (1,915 m).[1]

Monument Peak was named for the "monuments", i.e. stone prospectors' markers near it.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monument Peak
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 27.

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