Black Mountain is a landmark mountain south of the Las Vegas Valley. It is one of the more prominent of the mountains in the McCullough Range.
| Black Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Black Mountain Location in Nevada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,093 ft (1,552 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 1,612 ft (491 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°55′52″N 115°02′39″W / 35.931006964°N 115.044036072°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clark County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Parent range | McCullough Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Sloan NE |
Another mountain, adjacent to Interstate 11 in Henderson, is commonly called Black Mountain, including by the city of Henderson. It is actually an unnamed peak.
Black Mountain is home to the transmission towers of many of the Las Vegas area's television and radio stations.
Hiking and Day Use
editSeveral trails converge near Black Mountain within the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. These trails provide access to much of the conservation area with trail BLM 404 leading to the summit of Black Mountain.
The trail is 6.8 miles, moderately trafficked out, and back trail rated as strenuous due to the last half mile including class two rock scrambling. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, trail running, and nature trips and is best used from September until May.
In popular culture
edit- In the 2010 post-apocalyptic game Fallout: New Vegas, Black Mountain is a pre-War transmission station rendered uninhabitable to humans by radiation from nuclear blasts. It is populated by super mutants and Nightkin under the leadership of Tabitha in the "State of Utobitha".
References
edit- ^ a b "Black". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ "Black Mountain, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
External links
edit- "Black Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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