Mount Wilson (Lyon County, Nevada)

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Mount Wilson is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1] The elevation is 6,745 feet (2,056 m). [1]

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Mount Wilson was named after David Wilson. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Wilson
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 49.

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