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Old Razorback Mountain (5495 ft.) is located south of [[Trego]] and [[Frog (Garrett Ranch) Springs]].
Old Razorback Mountain (5495 ft.) is located south of [[Trego]] and [[Frog (Garrett Ranch) Springs]].


The GNIS cites the name as "Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1950".  The mountain is in [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/Mount_Diablo_Meridian/R25E/T33N Township 33 North, Range 25 East].  Unfortunately, the [http://www.delamare.unr.edu/Maps/digitalcollections/nvmaps/plats/plats1.html Plats of Nevada State Lands] does not include that Township. Jones (1980) includes nearby townships, but not that township.
The GNIS cites the name as "[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=388884#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1 Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1950]".  The mountain is in [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/Mount_Diablo_Meridian/R25E/T33N Township 33 North, Range 25 East].  Unfortunately, the [http://www.delamare.unr.edu/Maps/digitalcollections/nvmaps/plats/plats1.html Plats of Nevada State Lands] does not include that Township. Jones (1980) includes nearby townships, but not that township.


The mountain is also known as "Mount Trego", "Trego Mountain", and "Trego Peak" and as "Sleeping Elephant".  Trego Peak and Sleeping Elephant are not commonly used.
The mountain is also known as "Mount Trego", "Trego Mountain", and "Trego Peak" and as "Sleeping Elephant".  Trego Peak and Sleeping Elephant are not commonly used.


The  [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/5bd142 1881 Gibbs map of California and Nevada] indicates that "Boiling Butte" might be another name for the mountain.  In 1903, Griffiths described the flora found on Boiling Butte.
The  [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/5bd142 1881 Gibbs map of California and Nevada] and the [http://www.loc.gov/item/98688513/ 1893 Rand McNally map] indicate that "Boiling Butte" might be another name for the mountain.  In 1903, Griffiths described the flora found on Boiling Butte.


[[File:OldRazorbackFarSide.jpg|thumb|Wallace R. Hansen, "[http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?ID=ID.%20Hansen,%20W.R.%20%2067ct Northeast toward Black Rock desert] from [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/Mount_Diablo_Meridian/R24E/T32N sec. 11, T. 32 N., R. 24 E.] Pershing County, Nevada. 1969." USGS.
[[File:OldRazorbackFarSide.jpg|thumb|Wallace R. Hansen, "[http://libraryphoto.cr.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?ID=ID.%20Hansen,%20W.R.%20%2067ct Northeast toward Black Rock desert] from [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/Mount_Diablo_Meridian/R24E/T32N sec. 11, T. 32 N., R. 24 E.] Pershing County, Nevada. 1969." USGS.
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:856508 GNIS], [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=40.7424009&p_longi=-119.1426793&fid=856508 Map]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:856508 GNIS], [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=40.7424009&p_longi=-119.1426793&fid=856508 Map]
** Citation: Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1950
** Citation: [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/survey/default.aspx?dm_id=388884#surveyDetailsTabIndex=1 Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1950]
** Variant: Mount Trego.  Citation: Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p234
** Variant: Mount Trego.  Citation: Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p234
* [http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/pershingcounty1954_001.pdf Pershing County Road Map], 1954.  Shows "Old Razorback Mtn."
* [http://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/pershingcounty1954_001.pdf Pershing County Road Map], 1954.  Shows "Old Razorback Mtn."

Revision as of 05:01, 3 January 2016

Old Razorback Mountain (5495 ft.) is located south of Trego and Frog (Garrett Ranch) Springs.

The GNIS cites the name as "Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1950". The mountain is in Township 33 North, Range 25 East. Unfortunately, the Plats of Nevada State Lands does not include that Township. Jones (1980) includes nearby townships, but not that township.

The mountain is also known as "Mount Trego", "Trego Mountain", and "Trego Peak" and as "Sleeping Elephant". Trego Peak and Sleeping Elephant are not commonly used.

The 1881 Gibbs map of California and Nevada and the 1893 Rand McNally map indicate that "Boiling Butte" might be another name for the mountain. In 1903, Griffiths described the flora found on Boiling Butte.

Wallace R. Hansen, "Northeast toward Black Rock desert from sec. 11, T. 32 N., R. 24 E. Pershing County, Nevada. 1969." USGS.
Christopher Brooks, view of Old Razorback Mountain from Inspiration Point, January, 2013.
Old Razorback Mountain from Pahsupp.

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