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Bodie Mountains

Coordinates: 38°17′21.715″N 118°52′12.505″W / 38.28936528°N 118.87014028°W / 38.28936528; -118.87014028
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Bodie Mountains
Bodie Mountains is located in Nevada
Bodie Mountains
Bodie Mountains
Location of Bodie Mountains in Nevada[1]
Highest point
Elevation2,269 m (7,444 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictMineral County
Range coordinates38°17′21.715″N 118°52′12.505″W / 38.28936528°N 118.87014028°W / 38.28936528; -118.87014028
Topo mapUSGS Mount Hicks

The Bodie Mountains are a mountain range primarily in western Mineral County, Nevada.[1]

They extend westward into Mono County, California, where they become the Bodie Hills with the mining district and town of Bodie, California.

The Sierra Nevada tower high to the west.

Bodie State Historic Park

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The mining town of Bodie, California is now a preserved ghost town in Bodie State Historic Park, designated a National Historic Landmark.[2]

Roads to Bodie and beyond it allow ease of exploring the Bodie Mountains and Hills.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bodie Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ "Bodie SHP". www.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
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