| Potosi Mountain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Mount_Potosi_from_east_1.jpg) View from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,517 ft (2,596 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,012 ft (918 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°57′56″N 115°30′06″W / 35.96556°N 115.50167°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clark County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Parent range | Spring Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Potosi |
Potosi Mountain is approximately 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountains of Clark County, southern Nevada, United States. It is also called Double Up Mountain and Olcott Peak.[3] Its main bedrock is limestone.[4]
- ^ a b "Olcott". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
- ^ "Potosi Mountain, Nevada". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Potosi Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_4160.htm Hewett, D.F., 1931. Geology and ore deposits of the Goodsprings quadrangle, Nevada, U.S.