Mummy Mountain (Nevada)

Mummy Mountain
Mummy Mountain as seen from Griffith Peak in late January 2003
Elevation	11,529 ft (3,514 m) [1]
Prominence	801 ft (244 m) [1]
Location
Location	Clark County, Nevada, USA
Range	Spring Mountains
Coordinates	36°17′58″N 115°38′55″W / 36.2994073°N 115.6486288°W / 36.2994073; -115.6486288Coordinates: 36°17′58″N 115°38′55″W / 36.2994073°N 115.6486288°W / 36.2994073; -115.6486288[2]
Topo map	USGS Charleston Peak
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble

Mummy Mountain is the second highest peak of the Spring Mountains in Clark County of southern Nevada.

It takes its name from its vague resemblance to a mummy, or perhaps more accurately an Egyptian sarcophagus seen in profile, with the "head" to the north formed by outcropping above Lee Canyon, the gently rounded main summit forming the "body", and a southern rise and cliffs forming the "feet". This appearance is especially prominent from U.S. Route 95, which passes by the mountain to the east.

The usual route to the summit is from the North Loop Trail to Mount Charleston, starting from where it reaches close to the top of the ridge between Mummy and Charleston. A steep scramble up a scree slope reaches the top of the ridge, where a faint climber's trail leads east to the base of the summit cliffs. The route then jogs north to a chute leading to the broad and flat summit plateau.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mummy Mountain, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3747. Retrieved 2011-05-19. 
2. ^ "Mummy Mountain". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:860689. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 

References

• Beffort, Brian (2005). Afoot & afield Las Vegas & southern Nevada : a comprehensive hiking guide. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. pp. 80–82. ISBN 0-89997-357-4. OCLC 60828226.