Smith Mountain (Death Valley)

Smith Mountain
Smith Mountain

Location in California

Elevation 5,915 ft (1,803 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 1,593 ft (486 m)[2]
Listing Desert Peaks Section List[3]
Location
Location Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S.
Range Black Mountains,
Coordinates 36°01′05″N 116°41′21″W / 36.0180573°N 116.6892424°WCoordinates: 36°01′05″N 116°41′21″W / 36.0180573°N 116.6892424°W[1]
Topo map USGS, Gold Valley, CA
Climbing
Easiest route Cross country hike class 1[3]

Smith Mountain, 5,915 feet (1,803 m), is a peak in the Black Mountains of the Amargosa Range in Death Valley National Park in California.

It is named after Francis Marion "Borax" Smith, of the local Pacific Coast Borax Company enterprise.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Smith Mountain". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  2. "Smith Mountain, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Desert Peaks Section List". Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  4. Hanna, Phil Townsend (1951). The dictionary of California land names. Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California. p. 309. OCLC 866109152.

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