Spirit Mountain (Nevada)
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox mountain Spirit Mountain, also known as Avi Kwa Ame (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".;[1][2] Mojave: ʔaviː kʷaʔame, "highest mountain", from ʔaviː, "mountain, rock", and ʔamay, "up, above")[3][4] 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.[5] Spirit Mountain is the highest point in the Spirit Mountain Wilderness[6][7] and is the highest point in the Newberry Mountains with the summit peak at Script error: No such module "convert"..
History
Environmentalists have sought designation of a significant area to the west of the mountain as a national monument.Template:R The Avi Kwa Ame National Monument was established on March 21, 2023, by President Biden[8] and named after the peak as the mountain is visible from almost the entire area.Template:R
The mountain was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Property on September 8, 1999.[9][10][11][12]
Description
Spirit Mountain is the center of creation for all Yuman speaking tribes and is considered a sacred area.[5][13] The Script error: No such module "convert". is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Bureau of Reclamation.[14]
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- Mountains of Nevada
- Religious places of the Indigenous peoples of North America
- Sacred mountains of the United States
- Mojave Desert
- Mountains of Clark County, Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Natural features on the National Register of Historic Places
- Creation myths