Mountain Springs, Nevada

Mountain Springs is an unincorporated community in Clark County in southern Nevada.[2] It is located in Mountain Springs Summit, the pass over the Spring Mountains through which Highway 160 connects Las Vegas and Pahrump. Public buildings include a fire house and a saloon.

Mountain Springs
Unincorporated community
View of Mountain Springs from the north
Mountain Springs
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 36°1′15″N 115°30′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
Elevation5,410 ft (1,649 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89161
Area code(s)702 and 725
GNIS feature ID845578[1]

History

In the Spring of 1844, the expedition of John C. Frémont discovered the shortcut route of the Fremont Cutoff, between Resting Springs and the Virgin River. Mountain Springs Summit was the mountain pass taken by this route over the Spring Mountains between the Pahrump Valley and the Las Vegas Springs in the Las Vegas Valley on the Old Spanish Trail.[3]:265–270 After 1848 it was followed by wagon trains on the Mormon Road, traveling between Southern California and Salt Lake City, Utah. The summit was named for the nearby Mountain Springs a watering place and camping location at the top of the pass at the spring.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Springs
  2. Mountain Springs Citizens Advisory Council Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. John Charles Frémont, John Torrey, James Hall, Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Year 1842: And to Oregon and North California in the Years 1843-44, Gales and Seaton, printers, Washington, 1845


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