Bloody Mountain is located in the

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

1 mile South East of

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( Mono County) in eastern California in the southwestern United States.

History

The origin of the name Bloody Mountain is unclear. Some hold it was named for the color of the rocks of the mountain, while others believe it was named for a bloody skirmish between the sheriff and escaped convicts in 1871.

References

Mountains of Mono County, California Mountains of the John Muir Wilderness Mountains of Northern California {{MonoCountyCA-geo-stub