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Mount Prometheus

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Coordinates: 39°29′43″N 117°02′39″W / 39.4952035°N 117.0442556°W / 39.4952035; -117.0442556
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Mount Prometheus is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 7,985 feet (2,434 m).[1]

Mount Prometheus was named after Prometheus, from Greek mythology.[2] A variant name is "Prometheus Peak".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Prometheus
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.

39°29′43″N 117°02′39″W / 39.4952035°N 117.0442556°W / 39.4952035; -117.0442556


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