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Mummy Mountain (Nevada)

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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 class 3 chute leading to the broad and flat summit plateau.
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The most common route to the summit is from the North Loop Trail or Trail Canyon to
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seen in profile, with the "head" to the north formed by outcropping above
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165: 160: 147: 133: 115: 110: 71: 61: 46: 41: 20: 223:It takes its name from its vague resemblance to a 405:. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. pp. 80–82. 477: 8: 239:, which passes by the mountain to the east. 219:Mummy Mountain As Seen From Charleston Peak 484: 470: 17: 227:, or perhaps more accurately an Egyptian 315:United States Department of the Interior 264: 7: 518:Clark County, Nevada geography stubs 434: 432: 270: 268: 306:Geographic Names Information System 456:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 513:Mountains of Clark County, Nevada 371:Mummy Mountain via Trail Canyon: 436: 210:Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 26: 311:United States Geological Survey 1: 52:11,533 ft (3,515 m) 452:state location article is a 383:Mummy Mountain summit hike: 32:Mummy Mountain as seen from 206:Mount Charleston Wilderness 534: 431: 336:"Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks" 95:36.2994073°N 115.6486288°W 25: 276:"Mummy Mountain, Nevada" 100:36.2994073; -115.6486288 67:801 ft (244 m) 401:Beffort, Brian (2005). 220: 184:is the second highest 218: 36:in late January 2003 508:Mountains of Nevada 91: /  359:Mummy's Toe hike: 221: 55: NAVD 88 42:Highest point 465: 464: 179: 178: 57: 525: 503:Spring Mountains 486: 479: 472: 440: 433: 424: 387: 381: 375: 369: 363: 357: 351: 350: 348: 346: 332: 326: 325: 323: 321: 301:"Mummy Mountain" 297: 291: 290: 288: 286: 272: 248:Mount Charleston 244:Mount Charleston 190:Spring Mountains 169: 142:Spring Mountains 137: 106: 105: 103: 102: 101: 96: 92: 89: 88: 87: 84: 53: 30: 18: 533: 532: 528: 527: 526: 524: 523: 522: 493: 492: 491: 490: 429: 427: 413: 400: 396: 391: 390: 382: 378: 370: 366: 358: 354: 344: 342: 334: 333: 329: 319: 317: 299: 298: 294: 284: 282: 274: 273: 266: 261: 167: 156:Charleston Peak 135: 99: 97: 93: 90: 85: 82: 80: 78: 77: 37: 12: 11: 5: 531: 529: 521: 520: 515: 510: 505: 495: 494: 489: 488: 481: 474: 466: 463: 462: 441: 426: 425: 411: 397: 395: 392: 389: 388: 376: 364: 352: 340:Peakbagger.com 327: 292: 280:Peakbagger.com 263: 262: 260: 257: 182:Mummy Mountain 177: 176: 171: 163: 162: 158: 157: 151: 145: 144: 139: 131: 130: 117: 113: 112: 108: 107: 75: 69: 68: 65: 59: 58: 50: 44: 43: 39: 38: 31: 23: 22: 21:Mummy Mountain 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 530: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 500: 498: 487: 482: 480: 475: 473: 468: 467: 461: 459: 455: 451: 447: 442: 439: 435: 430: 422: 418: 414: 412:0-89997-357-4 408: 404: 399: 398: 393: 386: 380: 377: 374: 368: 365: 362: 356: 353: 341: 337: 331: 328: 316: 312: 308: 307: 302: 296: 293: 281: 277: 271: 269: 265: 258: 256: 253: 249: 245: 240: 238: 237:U.S. Route 95 234: 230: 226: 217: 213: 211: 207: 203: 202:United States 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 175: 172: 170: 168:Easiest route 164: 159: 155: 152: 150: 146: 143: 140: 138: 132: 129: 125: 121: 118: 114: 109: 104: 76: 74: 70: 66: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 40: 35: 34:Griffith Peak 29: 24: 19: 16: 458:expanding it 446:Clark County 443: 428: 402: 379: 367: 355: 343:. Retrieved 339: 330: 318:. Retrieved 304: 295: 283:. Retrieved 279: 241: 222: 194:Clark County 181: 180: 136:Parent range 120:Clark County 15: 345:October 22, 229:sarcophagus 98: / 86:115°38′55″W 73:Coordinates 497:Categories 394:References 233:Lee Canyon 83:36°17′58″N 63:Prominence 111:Geography 48:Elevation 421:60828226 320:April 4, 208:and the 174:Scramble 161:Climbing 149:Topo map 116:Location 285:May 19, 188:of the 450:Nevada 419:  409:  198:Nevada 124:Nevada 444:This 259:Notes 252:scree 225:mummy 454:stub 417:OCLC 407:ISBN 347:2014 322:2008 287:2011 186:peak 154:USGS 128:U.S. 192:in 499:: 448:, 415:. 338:. 313:, 309:. 303:. 278:. 267:^ 212:. 200:, 196:, 126:, 122:, 485:e 478:t 471:v 460:. 423:. 349:. 324:. 289:.

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Griffith Peak
Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Coordinates
36°17′58″N 115°38′55″W / 36.2994073°N 115.6486288°W / 36.2994073; -115.6486288
Clark County
Nevada
U.S.
Parent range
Spring Mountains
Topo map
USGS
Easiest route
Scramble
peak
Spring Mountains
Clark County
Nevada
United States
Mount Charleston Wilderness
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

mummy
sarcophagus
Lee Canyon
U.S. Route 95
Mount Charleston
Mount Charleston

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