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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.
Spirit Mountain is the center of creation for all Yuman speaking tribes and is considered a sacred area. [ 11 ] [ 18 ] The 506,814-acre national monument (205,100 ha) is managed by the Bureau of Land Management , National Park Service , and Bureau of Reclamation .
Spirit Mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. After a proposed large-scale wind farm faced opposition from local Searchlight residents, residents and tribal groups began a push for national monument designation in 2020. [7] The Clark County Commission voted unanimously to support the monument.
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 canyon itself is located in the Bridge Canyon Wilderness [10] and the Spirit Mountain Wilderness as well as partially being in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. [11] There is a brief hike to reach the canyon itself from the parking lot.
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 locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [1] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2025. [2]
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