Talk:Mount Charleston
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[edit] Charleston Peak?
According to the USGS GNIS entry, this mountain is officially called Charleston Peak. Peakbagger.com also uses this name. RedWolf 22:35, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
- I can believe it, rename would be sensible. Local usage of "Mount Charleston" is invariably ambiguous as to whether the town, massif, or summit proper is meant - for instance as in "hiking up at Mount Charleston". :-) One of these days I'll get the right conditions for a photo... Stan 00:43, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
If anything, a rename of the page involving the peak itself is warranted, since the town is known as "Mount Charleston" it would allow for separate entries involving the town and the peak, somewhat similar to Grand Canyon Village and Grand Canyon. Notary137 04:08, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- Did you miss Mount Charleston, Nevada? Vegaswikian 04:16, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- I did! In that case (being the stickler I am about reading and referencing maps) I would suggest that the Mount Charleston article be renamed to Charleston Peak, with a reference on Mount Charleston, Nevada. Although an argument could be made for keeping the article as is, as Mount Charleston can refer to the massif itself. Notary137 23:31, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
- Well, locally it is called Mount Charleston. I suspect that most people don't realize that there is a real town up there. This could be one of those cases were the common name should be used. Vegaswikian 23:51, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
- This could still fall in the broader argument of how to uniformly identify mountains, as part of the WikiProject Mountains. There are several other names of landforms in this area (in addition to Mount Charleston) that would qualify colloquially, such as Kyle Canyon, or Spring Mountains (Range). I would still suggest that the official USGS designation of Charleston Peak apply since Mount Charleston is only identified by the USGS as the town. The idea is to give the most accurate information possible. Redirects could be made, and a link added to the Mount Charleston, Nevada article. Notary137 03:56, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
- I did! In that case (being the stickler I am about reading and referencing maps) I would suggest that the Mount Charleston article be renamed to Charleston Peak, with a reference on Mount Charleston, Nevada. Although an argument could be made for keeping the article as is, as Mount Charleston can refer to the massif itself. Notary137 23:31, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Eighth highest
I reinstated the "eighth highest" since that's attested by the peakbagger.com list, which I put in as a reference. If someone has another source with another ranking for this peak, let's discuss it on the talk page. -- Spireguy 17:23, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
- Would it make sense to have a succession box for the top 10 or so peaks? Vegaswikian 20:32, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Namesake?
- "... it was named by explorer John C. Frémont after his wife's home town."
Jessie Benton Frémont says she was born in Missouri. Charleston, Missouri? John C. Frémont says he attended school in Charleston, South Carolina.
—WWoods (talk) 16:50, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
