Tempiute Mountain
mountain in Nevada, United States of America
Tempiute Mountain is a summit in the Mount Irish Range, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The elevation is 7,746 feet (2,361 m).
The ghost town of Tempiute is situated to the north of the mountain, whose community used to mine the mountain.
On March 23, 1982, A United States Air Force McDonnell-Douglas F-4E-58-MC Phantom II, 73-1180, of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, crashed into Tempiute Mountain near Nellis AFB, Nevada; both crew members were killed.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Tempiute Mountain” is mountain in Nevada, United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Tempiute, Mountain and mountain, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q49081825. Authority coordinates are 37.626, -115.634. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1982 and 1180.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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