Louderback Mountains

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| name=Louderback Mountains

| etymology=Named for George Louderback, geologist

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| country=United States

| state=Nevada

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| border=Clan Alpine Mountains

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| highest=Crown Peak

| elevation_ft=6234

| elevation_m=1900

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The Louderback Mountains are a very small range in central Nevada in the United States.{{GNIS|845547|Louderback Mountains}} The mountains lie in a north-south direction between Dixie Valley and the Clan Alpine Mountains. The mountains are located in Churchill County, and contain Crown Peak, elevation 6,588 feet above sea level.{{GNIS|845419|Crown Peak}} The GNIS entry for Louderback Mountains says that the elevation is 6234 ft., yet the GNIS entry for Crown Peak is 6588 ft. The Louderback Mountains lie several miles north of Highway 50. The Louderback Mountains were named in 1972 for George Louderback, a geologist who taught at University of Nevada and University of California, Berkeley.

References

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  • Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 44

Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada

Category:Mountain ranges of Churchill County, Nevada

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