Name: Shirley Mountains
County: Carbon
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GNIS Entry
Longitude: 1063551W
Latitude: 420625N
Legal Description:
Elevation: 8077/2462
(ft/m)
Feature Type: Range
Origin of Name:
Shirley Basin and the Shirley Mountains are located about 40 miles due south of Casper. Both the basin and the mountains were named for John Shirley, a freighter who used teams of horses and wagons to haul supplies to people living in the area during the late 19th century.
Source: Doug Crowe in "Dougs Doins," Casper Journal, January 8, 2008
Other Names: Freezeout Mountains
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History:
Northwest-southeast trending mountain group about 15 miles long and 10 miles wide, with a high elevation of about 9,150 feet, lying just west of the Freezeout Mountains and about 13 miles east of Seminoe Dam; it southeast end includes Bald Mountain.
Source: Decisions, 1962
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1:24000 Quadrangle: T E Ranch
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