Mountain Springs Summit
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| Elevation | 5,496 ft (1,675 m)GNIS |
| Traversed by |  SR 160 |
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| Location | Clark County, Nevada |
| Range | Spring Mountains |
| Coordinates | 36°1′0.89″N 115°30′15.02″W / 36.0169139°N 115.5041722°WGNIS |
Mountain Springs Summit [el. 5,496 ft (1,675 m)] is a mountain pass in the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada in the United States.[1]
The pass is on the summit of a ridge in the Spring Mountains between the Mount Charleston area and the rest of the Mojave Desert and is located on the border of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The pass connects the Pahrump Valley with the Las Vegas Valley, and it is traversed by State Route 160.
History
[edit]The Old Spanish National Historic Trail went through the pass and along the center-south of Pahrump Valley on a route from southwest Las Vegas.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Springs Summit
- ↑ Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. p. 282.
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