Devil Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 5,856 feet (1,785 m).[1]
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The mountain's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who named the summit "dwelling place of evil spirits".[2] Variant names were "Big Devil", "Diablo Grande", "Lookout", "Lookout Mountain", "Lookout Peak" and "Mount Diablo".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Devil Peak
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 15.
35°41′50″N 115°27′11″W / 35.69722°N 115.45306°W