Spirit Mountain (Nevada) Explained

Spirit Mountain
Other Name:Avi Kwa' Ame
Elevation Ft:5642
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:2879
Prominence Ref:[2]
Isolation Mi:25.35
Range:Newberry Mountains
Coordinates:35.275°N -114.7234°W
Topo:USGS Spirit Mountain
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Spirit Mountain
Added:September 8, 1999
Refnum:99001083

Spirit Mountain, also known as Avi Kwa Ame (;[3] [4] Mojave: ʔaviː kʷaʔame, "highest mountain", from ʔaviː, "mountain, rock", and ʔamay, "up, above")[5] [6] 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.[7] Spirit Mountain is the highest point in the Spirit Mountain Wilderness[2] [8] and is the highest point in the Newberry Mountains with the summit peak at .

History

Environmentalists have sought designation of a significant area to the west of the mountain as a national monument. The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument was established on March 21, 2023, by President Biden[9] and named after the peak as the mountain is visible from almost the entire area.

The mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Property on September 8, 1999.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Description

Spirit Mountain is the center of creation for all Yuman speaking tribes and is considered a sacred area.[14] The 506814adj=midNaNadj=mid is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Bureau of Reclamation.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. FS1078 . Spirit . 2008-11-23.
  2. 3796 . Spirit Mountain, Nevada . 2008-04-05.
  3. Paul Jackson, Jr. . December 1, 2021 . Avi Kwa Ame: Road to 30 Postcards . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321210010/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2DoOLL-8QE&t=7s . March 21, 2023 . 0:07 . Center for Western Priorities . live .
  4. Web site: Avi Kwa Ame National Monument . 2023 . Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition . March 21, 2023 . Pronounced Ah-VEE kwa-ah-may. . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321211513/https://nvobc.org/issues/avi-kwa-ame-national-monument/ . live .
  5. Book: Schneider . Geoffrey . Houk . Rose . 1998 . Lake Mead National Recreation Area Guide to Boating . Tucson, Arizona . Southwest Parks and Monuments Association . 54 . 1-877856-78-9 . March 21, 2023 . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321210015/https://books.google.com/books?id=bHVv6LKCjpgC . live .
  6. Book: Munro . Pamela . Brown . Nellie . Crawford . Judith G. . 1992 . A Mojave Dictionary . Los Angeles . University of California . 36, 123 . March 21, 2023 . March 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321210010/https://linguistics.ucla.edu/publications/opl_10.pdf . live .
  7. News: Schechter . Alex . 2023-01-24 . 'The Place Where Shamans Dream': Safeguarding Spirit Mountain . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-01-25 . 0362-4331.
  8. Web site: Spirit Mountain Wilderness . Wilderness.net . 14 October 2020.
  9. 2023-03-21 . A Proclamation on Establishment of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument . 2023-03-21 . The White House . en-US.
  10. News: Manning . Mary . 1999-10-05 . Sacred Spirit Mountain listed among historic places . en . Las Vegas Sun . 2023-01-25.
  11. News: Rothberg . Daniel . February 11, 2021 . With new administration, advocates push for national monument in Clark County . 2021-02-12 . The Nevada Independent . en.
  12. Web site: Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places: Clark County . Nevada State Historic Preservation Office . 2008-04-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725164454/http://nvshpo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86&Itemid=9 . 2011-07-25 .
  13. Web site: Weekly list of actions taken on properties 9/06/99 through 9/10/99 . National Park Service . 2008-04-05.
  14. Book: Boholm . Åsa . Löfstdedt . Ragnar E.. Faculty Siting: Risk, Power and Identity in Land Use Planning . Risk, Society and Policy Series . 8 . 127–143 . Shifting Risks: Hoover Dam Impacts on American Indian Sacred Landscapes . 2008-04-05 . University of Arizona . dead . 2010-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100809201400/http://web.arizona.edu/~swst/faculty/facility_siting.pdf.
  15. Web site: Avi Kwa Ame National Monument . Bureau of Land Management.

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