Mountain Springs, Nevada

Unincorporated community in the state of Nevada, United States

Unincorporated community in Nevada, United States

36°1′15″N 115°30′32″W / 36.02083°N 115.50889°W / 36.02083; -115.50889CountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountyClarkElevation

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5,410 ft (1,649 m)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP codes

89161

Area code(s)702 and 725GNIS feature ID845578^[1]

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.

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

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Springs
^ Mountain Springs Citizens Advisory Council Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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