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Mountain Springs Summit

Coordinates: 36°01′01″N 115°30′15″W / 36.01694°N 115.50417°W / 36.01694; -115.50417
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Mountain Springs Summit
Elevation5,502 ft (1,677 m)
Traversed by SR 160
LocationClark County, Nevada, US
RangeSpring Mountains

Mountain Springs Summit [el. 5,502 ft (1,677 m)] is a mountain pass in the Spring Mountains of Southern Nevada in the United States.

The pass is on the summit of a ridge in the Spring Mountains between the Mount Charleston area and the rest of the Mojave Desert and is located on the border of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The pass connects the Pahrump Valley with the Las Vegas Valley, and it is traversed by State Route 160.

History

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The Old Spanish National Historic Trail went through the pass and along the center-south of Pahrump Valley on a route from southwest Las Vegas.

36°01′01″N 115°30′15″W / 36.01694°N 115.50417°W / 36.01694; -115.50417