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It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places as a sacred place to Native American tribes in Southern Nevada. [11] Spirit Mountain is the highest point in the Spirit Mountain Wilderness [2] [12] and is the highest point in the Newberry Mountains with the summit peak at 5,639 feet (1,719 m).
[5] [6] It is named for Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, which is visible from most of the monument and is considered sacred as the site of creation by the Yuman tribes. [7] Most of the monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Conservation Lands , and the National Park Service manages the portion ...
The Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs are located in Grapevine Canyon on Spirit Mountain near Laughlin, Nevada, and are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. [1] The area is also known as Christmas Tree Pass . [ 2 ]
President Biden designated two new national monuments on Tuesday: the Spirit Mountain area in southern Nevada and Castner Range in West Texas. The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument will span about ...
The range is Nevada's southernmost named mountain range, and lies to the northwest of the town of Laughlin and west of Lake Mohave. The Newberry Mountains connect with the Eldorado Mountains and The Highland Mountains. [4] The highest point in the range is Spirit Mountain at 5,642 feet (1,720 m). Native Americans held the range to be sacred. [5]
Spirit Mountain Wilderness Area is a 33,518-acre (13,564 ha) wilderness area located in the Newberry Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Laughlin. [2] Spirit Mountain lies within the area. [3] [4] It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
Grapevine Canyon is located in the Bridge Canyon Wilderness Area [1] and the Spirit Mountain Wilderness within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. [2] The canyon contains the Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs and is accessible from Nevada State Route 163 which leads to Lower Grapevine Canyon Road.
The camp was first called Gold Circle, but when the post office was established in 1907, officials decided that Nevada had too many towns with "gold" in their names, and the town was renamed Midas. [3] Millers: Esmeralda: Miriam: Churchill: Non-agency station of the SPRR [9] Mountain City: Elko: 1870: Semi-abandoned town: Nevada City: Churchill ...