Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Sunrise Mountain
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Elevation = convert|3364|ft|m| [Elevation as found on 7.4 mim. USGS Topo map "Frenchman Mountain"]
Location = Clark County, Nevada, USA
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Coordinates = coord|36.2246945|-114.9772209|format=dms|region:US_type:mountain [GNIS|844104accessdate|2008-04-06]
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USGS Frenchman Mountain
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Sunrise Mountain is located east of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada.

Many people in the Las Vegas area refer to Frenchman Mountain, a greater peak located to the south, as "Sunrise Mountain" since the sun rises from behind it. This confusion dates back many years and the National Geodetic Survey bench mark on the summit of Frenchman Mountain is designated "Sunrise" [ cite web
url = http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GR1877
title = NGS Data Sheet for SUNRISE
publisher = U.S. National Geodetic Survey
accessdate = 2008-04-06 ] During the World War II the U.S. Army maintained and airway beacon on the summit [ cite web
url = http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=GR1878
title = NGS Data Sheet for AIRWAY BEACON USA 2
publisher = U.S. National Geodetic Survey
accessdate = 2008-04-06 ] As of|2007 remains of the tower could still be found. [ cite web
url = http://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=GR1878
title = Details for Benchmark: GR1878
publisher = GeoCoaching.com
accessdate = 2008-04-06 ]

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