Spirit Mountain – known as Avi Kwa Ame in Mojave language – sits in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts in Southern Nevada. It is a sacred site for more than 10 tribal nations and is the site of ...

For centuries, Native Americans have made pilgrimages to the 5,600-foot-high monolith they call Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, to seek religious visions and give thanks for Earth’s bounty.

The ancient, tentacled trees were a bizarre sight, but my eye kept wandering toward the horizon where a peak known as Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, looms high over the Piute-Eldorado Valley in ...

Last week during the White House Conservation in Action Summit, President Joe Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada (which translates to “Spirit Mountain” in Mojave) as the state’s newest ...

The mountain and surrounding areas have deep cultural roots, spiritual significance and biodiversity. President Biden officially instated Avi Kwa Ame National Monument this March. In a great ...

Avi Kwa Ame, also known as Spirit Mountain, spans nearly 450,000 acres in the southern part of Clark County, Nevada, and includes the eponymous peak and sensitive desert and mountain lands.

By Coral Davenport WASHINGTON — President Biden plans next week to designate nearly a half-million acres of the Spirit Mountain area ... by the Mojave name Avi Kwa Ame, represents the largest ...