Black Mountain | |
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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 |
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.
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.