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Spirit Mountain (Nevada)

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was established on March 21, 2023, by President Biden and named after the peak as the mountain is visible from almost the entire area.
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tribes and is considered a sacred area. The 506,814-acre national monument (205,100 ha) is managed by the
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Boholm, Åsa; Löfstdedt, Ragnar E. "Shifting Risks: Hoover Dam Impacts on American Indian Sacred Landscapes".
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as a sacred place to Native American tribes in Southern Nevada. Spirit Mountain is the highest point in the
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Environmentalists have sought designation of a significant area to the west of the mountain as a
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Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
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The mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a
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property in Nevada on the National Register of Historic Places
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Religious places of the Indigenous peoples of North America
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Munro, Pamela; Brown, Nellie; Crawford, Judith G. (1992).
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area Guide to Boating
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Spirit Mountain, Nevada

Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Isolation
Listing
Sierra Peaks Section
Coordinates
35°16′30″N 114°43′24″W / 35.274977972°N 114.723384419°W / 35.274977972; -114.723384419
Spirit Mountain Wilderness
Clark County, Nevada
Parent range
Newberry Mountains
Topo map
USGS
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Laughlin, Nevada
99001083
/əˌvkwəˈɑːm/
ə-VEE-kwə-AH-may
Mojave
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Laughlin, Nevada
National Register of Historic Places
Spirit Mountain Wilderness
Newberry Mountains
national monument
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
Traditional Cultural Property

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