White Elephant Butte

Coordinates: 41°54′16″N 115°04′04″W / 41.90444°N 115.06778°W / 41.90444; -115.06778
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White Elephant Butte is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 8,445 feet (2,574 m).[1]

White Elephant Butte was so named on account of the summit's color and outline.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Elephant Butte
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.

41°54′16″N 115°04′04″W / 41.90444°N 115.06778°W / 41.90444; -115.06778


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