Bodie Mountains

Bodie Mountains

Location of Bodie Mountains in Nevada [1]

Highest point
Elevation 2,269 m (7,444 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Mineral County
Range coordinates 38°17′22″N 118°52′12″W / 38.2894°N 118.8701°W / 38.2894; -118.8701Coordinates: 38°17′22″N 118°52′12″W / 38.2894°N 118.8701°W / 38.2894; -118.8701
Topo map USGS 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 (U.S.) tower high to the west.

Bodie State Historic Park

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.

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