Antimony Peak

Antimony Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name=Antimony Peak
Photo=
Caption=
Elevation=convert|6848|ft|m|0|lk=on
Range=San Emigdio Mountains
Location=California, USA
Prominence=convert|888|ft|m|0|abbr=on
Coordinates=coord|34|52|37|N|119|06|44|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topographic
USGS Pleito Hills
First ascent=
Easiest route=trail

Antimony Peak is a steep peak located in southern Kern County. It was named by W. P. Blake, a Pacific Railroad surveyor in 1854 after he identified a suspected vein of silver ore on the mountain as being the metalloid antimony.cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| coauthors =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth ed.|publisher=University of California Press|pages=p. 15|id=ISBN 0-520-24217-3]

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