Elevation 1,025 m | Prominence 282 m | |
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Location Clark County, Nevada, U.S. Topo map USGS Frenchman Mountain Similar Frenchman Mountain, Potosi Mountain, Bridge Mountain, McFarland Peak, Harris Mountain | ||
Sunrise Mountain is located east of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada.
Map of Sunrise Mountain, Nevada 89156, USA
Even though Sunrise Mountain is over 3.3 miles (5.3 km) NNW of higher peak Frenchman Mountain many people in the Las Vegas Valley refer to Frenchman Mountain as Sunrise Mountain since the sun rises from behind it. This confusion dates back many years and the National Geodetic Survey bench mark placed in 1947 on the summit of Frenchman Mountain is designated "Sunrise". During World War II the U.S. Army maintained an airway beacon on the summit and as of 2007, remains of the tower could still be found.
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Sunrise Mountain (Nevada) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA