Mountain Springs Summit


Mountain Springs Summit 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 Nevada [State Route 160|State Route 160].

History

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.
Category:Mountain passes of Nevada
Category:Landforms of [Clark County, Nevada]
Category:Old [Spanish Trail (trade route)]