Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument (/əˌviːkwəˈɑːmeɪ/ ə-VEE kwə AH-may; Mojave: ʔaviː kʷaʔame, "highest mountain", from ʔaviː, "mountain, rock", and ʔamay, "up, above") is a national monument that protects approximately 506,000 acres (2,050 km2) of the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada. President Joe Biden established it as a monument under the authority of the Antiquities Act on March 21, 2023. It is named for Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, which is visible from most of the monument and is considered sacred as the site of creation by the Yuman tribes. Most of the monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Conservation Lands, and the National Park Service manages the portion within Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
| Avi Kwa Ame National Monument | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Summit area of Spirit Mountain (Avi Kwa Ame) | |
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument Avi Kwa Ame National Monument | |
| Location | Clark County, Nevada, United States |
| Nearest city | Searchlight, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 35°24′N 115°00′W |
| Area | 506,814 acres (2,051.00 km2) |
| Established | March 21, 2023 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |