Maturango Peak

Maturango Peak
Maturango Peak
Elevation 8,839 ft (2,694 m)
Location
Location Inyo County, California
Range Argus Range
Coordinates 36°07′14″N 117°29′44″W / 36.12056°N 117.49556°W / 36.12056; -117.49556Coordinates: 36°07′14″N 117°29′44″W / 36.12056°N 117.49556°W / 36.12056; -117.49556[1]

Maturango Peak is the highest mountain in the Argus Range. It is located in Inyo County, California and rises 8,839 feet (2,694 m) above sea level.

Origin of the name

The name “Maturango” first appeared in 1877 on the Wheeler Survey Map.[2] It may be derived from the Spanish word “maturrango” (an appellation used in Buenos Aires for a European, meaning a bad horseman or a bad horse), or it may be derived from the name Malarango, a chief of the Coso people.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Maturango Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:245604. Retrieved 2011-07-16. 
  2. ^ Panlaqui, Carol, What’s in a Name?, Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, California (undated single sheet).
  3. ^ Panlaqui, Carol, What’s in a Name?, Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, California (undated single sheet).



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