Disaster_Peak

Disaster Peak

Disaster Peak

Mountain in Nevada, United States

Disaster Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The summit is located in the Trout Creek Mountains.

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Disaster Peak was named after an 1864 [2] confrontation between prospectors and the Paiutes, resulting in the deaths of G. W. Dodge, J. W. Burton and two others.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Disaster Peak
  2. [2]
    "Report from the Indian Hunters". Gold Hill Daily News. Gold Hill, Nevada. June 9, 1864. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 36.
  4. [4]
    Angel, Myron, ed. (1881). History of Nevada. Oakland, Cal., Thompson and West. p. 169. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. [5]
    Annual report of the commissioner of Indian affairs, for the year 1865 (Report). Office of Indian Affairs. 1865. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  6. [6]
    Michno, Gregory (2007). The Deadliest Indian War in the West: The Snake Conflict, 1864-1868. Caxton Press. p. 63. Retrieved February 7, 2020.


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