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Louderback Mountains

Coordinates: 39°26′21″N 118°05′08″W / 39.43917°N 118.08556°W / 39.43917; -118.08556
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Louderback Mountains
Louderback Mountains is located in Nevada
Louderback Mountains
Louderback Mountains
Nevada
Highest point
PeakCrown Peak
Elevation1,900 m (6,200 ft)[1]
Coordinates39°26′21″N 118°05′08″W / 39.43917°N 118.08556°W / 39.43917; -118.08556[1]
Naming
EtymologyNamed for George Louderback, geologist[1]
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
Borders onClan Alpine Mountains

The Louderback Mountains are a very small range in central Nevada in the United States.[1] The mountains lie in a north-south direction between Dixie Valley and the Clan Alpine Mountains. The mountains are located in Churchill County, and contain Crown Peak, elevation 6,588 feet above sea level.[2] The Louderback Mountains lie several miles north of Highway 50. The Louderback Mountains were named in 1972 for George Louderback, a geologist who taught at University of Nevada and University of California, Berkeley.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Louderback Mountains
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crown Peak The GNIS entry for Louderback Mountains says that the elevation is 6234 ft., yet the GNIS entry for Crown Peak is 6588 ft.
  • Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 44