This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms) in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1][2][3] There are at least 47 hillside letters, acronyms, and messages in the state, with possibly many more. The largest concentration is in the Carson City/Reno region.
![]() | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2015) |
Monogram | Town | Description | Location |
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A | Austin | 39°29′16″N 117°04′17″W / 39.4878°N 117.0715°W | |
A | Beatty | Angel's Ladies brothel | 36°56′33″N 116°43′47″W / 36.942571°N 116.729625°W |
B | Henderson | 36°00′59″N 115°00′06″W / 36.0163°N 115.0016°W | |
B | Henderson | Basic High School | 36°02′42″N 114°55′30″W / 36.045°N 114.925°W |
BM | Battle Mountain | 40°36′11″N 116°58′19″W / 40.603°N 116.972°W | |
B | Beatty | 36°54′56″N 116°46′53″W / 36.9156°N 116.7814°W | |
B (uncertain existence) | Blue Diamond | 36°02′48″N 115°24′22″W / 36.0468°N 115.406°W (uncertain location) | |
B (Planning) | Bonnie Clare | 37°12′57″N 117°06′50″W / 37.215833°N 117.113889°W | |
BC | Boulder City | 35°59′24″N 114°51′40″W / 35.99°N 114.8611°W | |
C | Carlin | 40°41′57″N 116°06′08″W / 40.6992°N 116.1023°W | |
C | Carson City | 39°09′29″N 119°47′15″W / 39.1581°N 119.7875°W | |
D | Reno | Damonte Ranch High School | 39°25′16″N 119°42′10″W / 39.4212°N 119.7027°W |
D | Dayton | 39°11′59″N 119°34′16″W / 39.1996°N 119.571°W | |
D | Minden | Douglas High School | 38°58′49″N 119°50′21″W / 38.9803°N 119.8391°W |
E | Las Vegas | Eldorado High School | 36°11′12″N 115°00′32″W / 36.1866°N 115.0089°W |
E | Elko | 40°48′47″N 115°42′29″W / 40.813°N 115.708°W | |
E | Eureka | 39°30′45″N 115°57′24″W / 39.5126°N 115.9568°W | |
F | Fallon | 39°29′21″N 118°45′13″W / 39.4891°N 118.7535°W | |
F | Fernley | 39°35′41″N 119°16′19″W / 39.5947°N 119.272°W | |
FV | Fernley | Fernley High School | 39°35′02″N 119°14′29″W / 39.5839°N 119.2414°W |
G | Gabbs | 38°51′39″N 117°54′46″W / 38.8609°N 117.9127°W | |
G | Reno | Galena High School | 39°22′36″N 119°46′44″W / 39.3767°N 119.7788°W |
G | Goldfield | 37°43′30″N 117°13′33″W / 37.725°N 117.2259°W | |
G (uncertain existence) | Goodsprings | 35°49′57″N 115°26′09″W / 35.8326°N 115.4357°W (uncertain location) | |
H | Hawthorne | 38°31′37″N 118°41′37″W / 38.5269°N 118.6935°W | |
H | Hazen | 39°34′34″N 119°03′04″W / 39.5762°N 119.0511°W | |
IS | Indian Springs | 36°33′49″N 115°40′53″W / 36.5637°N 115.6815°W | |
L | Panaca | Lincoln County High School | 37°49′04″N 114°20′16″W / 37.8179°N 114.3379°W |
L | Lovelock | 40°11′22″N 118°23′35″W / 40.1894°N 118.3931°W | |
L | Lund | 38°51′18″N 114°59′44″W / 38.8551°N 114.9956°W | |
M | Overton | Moapa Valley High School | 36°32′44″N 114°23′55″W / 36.5455°N 114.3987°W |
M | Mountain City | 41°50′18″N 115°57′24″W / 41.8382°N 115.9567°W | |
N | Reno | University of Nevada | 39°33′33″N 119°50′36″W / 39.5592°N 119.8432°W |
N (uncertain existence) | Las Vegas | Nellis AFB | 36°13′28″N 115°01′20″W / 36.2245°N 115.0221°W (uncertain location) |
O | Owyhee | 41°56′22″N 116°05′12″W / 41.9395°N 116.0866°W | |
P | Alamo | Pahranagat Valley High School | 37°21′56″N 115°07′20″W / 37.3655°N 115.1221°W |
P (uncertain existence) | Pahrump | 36°12′24″N 115°59′02″W / 36.2068°N 115.9839°W (uncertain location) | |
R | Reno | Reno High School | 39°33′12″N 119°51′51″W / 39.5534°N 119.8643°W |
R | Sparks | Reed High School | 39°33′38″N 119°43′13″W / 39.5606°N 119.7202°W |
SAR | Fallon | Search and Rescue (Fallon NAS) | 39°23′46″N 118°37′36″W / 39.396°N 118.6266°W |
S (uncertain existence) | Searchlight | 35°28′02″N 114°55′16″W / 35.4673°N 114.921°W (uncertain location) | |
SV | Wellington | Smith Valley High School | 38°44′50″N 119°22′33″W / 38.7472°N 119.3757°W |
S | Sparks | 39°32′07″N 119°41′40″W / 39.5354°N 119.6944°W | |
S | Carson City | Stewart Indian School (closed) | 39°07′47″N 119°43′53″W / 39.1298°N 119.7313°W |
SC | Spring Creek | Spring Creek High School | 40°46′32″N 115°37′42″W / 40.7756°N 115.6284°W |
T | Tonopah | 38°03′54″N 117°14′09″W / 38.065°N 117.2359°W | |
TONOPAH MINING PARK | Tonopah | 38°04′22″N 117°13′23″W / 38.0727°N 117.2231°W | |
V | Mesquite | Virgin Valley High School | 36°47′32″N 114°09′13″W / 36.7923°N 114.1535°W |
V | Virginia City | 39°18′35″N 119°39′30″W / 39.3096°N 119.6582°W | |
W (uncertain existence) | Wadsworth | 39°37′58″N 119°17′02″W / 39.6329°N 119.284°W (uncertain location) | |
W | Wells | 41°11′08″N 114°56′02″W / 41.1855°N 114.9338°W | |
WP | Ely | White Pine County | 39°14′29″N 114°54′17″W / 39.2413°N 114.9048°W |
W | Winnemucca | 40°59′49″N 117°45′44″W / 40.9969°N 117.7623°W | |
Y | Yerington | 38°58′10″N 119°08′04″W / 38.9695°N 119.1344°W |