Religion:Spirit Mountain (Nevada)

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Short description: Mountain in Nevada, United States
Spirit Mountain
Avi Kwa' Ame
Spirit Mountain from west 1.jpg
View from the west
Highest point
Elevation5,642 ft (1,720 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence2,879 ft (878 m) [2]
Isolation25.35 mi (40.80 km) [2]
Listing
  • Sierra Peaks Section[3]
  • Great Basin Peaks Section[4]
  • Desert Peaks Section[5]
  • Western States Climbers[6]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 35°16′30″N 114°43′24″W / 35.274977972°N 114.723384419°W / 35.274977972; -114.723384419 [1]
Geography
Location
  • Spirit Mountain Wilderness
  • Clark County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeNewberry Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Spirit Mountain
Spirit Mountain
Nearest cityLaughlin, Nevada
NRHP reference #99001083
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1999

Spirit Mountain, also known as Avi Kwa Ame (/əˌviːkwəˈɑːmeɪ/ ə-VEE-kwə-AH-may;[7][8] Mojave: ʔaviː kʷaʔame, "highest mountain", from ʔaviː, "mountain, rock", and ʔamay, "up, above")[9][10] is a mountain within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Laughlin, Nevada. 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).

History

Environmentalists have sought designation of a significant area to the west of the mountain as a national monument.[13] The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument was established on March 21, 2023, by President Biden[14] and named after the peak as the mountain is visible from almost the entire area.[11]

The mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Property on September 8, 1999.[15][13][16][17]

Description

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.[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spirit". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=FS1078. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Spirit Mountain, Nevada". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3796. 
  3. ↑ Template:Cite sps
  4. ↑ Template:Cite gbpl
  5. ↑ Template:Cite dps
  6. ↑ Template:Cite wsc
  7. ↑ Paul Jackson, Jr. (December 1, 2021). Avi Kwa Ame: Road to 30 Postcards. Center for Western Priorities. Event occurs at 0:07. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Avi Kwa Ame National Monument". 2023. https://nvobc.org/issues/avi-kwa-ame-national-monument/. "Pronounced Ah-VEE kwa-ah-may." 
  9. ↑ Schneider, Geoffrey; Houk, Rose (1998). Lake Mead National Recreation Area Guide to Boating. Tucson, Arizona: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association. p. 54. ISBN 1-877856-78-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=bHVv6LKCjpgC. Retrieved March 21, 2023. 
  10. ↑ Munro, Pamela; Brown, Nellie; Crawford, Judith G. (1992). A Mojave Dictionary. Los Angeles: University of California. pp. 36, 123. https://linguistics.ucla.edu/publications/opl_10.pdf. Retrieved March 21, 2023. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Schechter, Alex (2023-01-24). "'The Place Where Shamans Dream': Safeguarding Spirit Mountain" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/travel/nevada-avi-kwa-ame-national-monument.html. 
  12. ↑ "Spirit Mountain Wilderness". https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=573. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Rothberg, Daniel (February 11, 2021). "With new administration, advocates push for national monument in Clark County" (in en). The Nevada Independent. https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/with-new-administration-advocates-push-for-national-monument-in-clark-county. 
  14. ↑ "A Proclamation on Establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument" (Press release). The White House. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  15. ↑ Manning, Mary (1999-10-05). "Sacred Spirit Mountain listed among historic places" (in en). Las Vegas Sun. https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/oct/05/sacred-spirit-mountain-listed-among-historic-place/. 
  16. ↑ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places: Clark County". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. http://nvshpo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=9. 
  17. ↑ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties 9/06/99 through 9/10/99". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/listings/990917.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 
  18. ↑ Boholm, Åsa; Löfstdedt, Ragnar E.. "Shifting Risks: Hoover Dam Impacts on American Indian Sacred Landscapes". Faculty Siting: Risk, Power and Identity in Land Use Planning. Risk, Society and Policy Series. 8. pp. 127–143. http://web.arizona.edu/~swst/faculty/facility_siting.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-05. 
  19. ↑ "Avi Kwa Ame National Monument". https://www.blm.gov/avi-kwa-ame-national-monument. 

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