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Mount Prometheus is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 7,985 feet (2,434 m).[1]

Mount Prometheus was named after Prometheus, from Greek mythology.[2] A variant name is "Prometheus Peak".[1]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Prometheus
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.

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