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Chalk Mountain (Churchill County, Nevada)

Coordinates: 39°19′33″N 118°07′14″W / 39.32583°N 118.12056°W / 39.32583; -118.12056
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Chalk Mountain is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 5,321 feet (1,622 m).[1]

Chalk Mountain was so named on account of its mineral composition.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chalk Mountain
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 9.

39°19′33″N 118°07′14″W / 39.32583°N 118.12056°W / 39.32583; -118.12056