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Avi Kwa Ame National Monument

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument 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.

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National Monument509,446 acresBLMNV3 campgrounds within 10 mi
Official page at Bureau of Land Management ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Monument
Managed byBureau of Land Management
StateNevada
Size509,446 acres
National Conservation Lands idNLCS000606
Center point35.40° N, 115.02° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 30)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Avi Kwa Ame National Monument40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 1.18 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.50 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.73 inches of precipitationApril: 0.36 inches of precipitationMay: 0.15 inches of precipitationJune: 0.04 inches of precipitationJuly: 0.81 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.80 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.49 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.52 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.32 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.90 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 46.0°F averageFebruary: 48.2°F averageMarch: 54.2°F averageApril: 60.6°F averageMay: 69.2°F averageJune: 79.4°F averageJuly: 84.8°F averageAugust: 83.5°F averageSeptember: 77.3°F averageOctober: 65.9°F averageNovember: 53.5°F averageDecember: 44.8°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Searchlight, 7 miles from the center point at 3,540 feet, station USC00267369 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 8 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

None of the 3 federal campgrounds within ten miles sit inside the boundary. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.

NPS · 1.9 mi
Katherine Landing RV Park
First-comeAZ
NPS · 2.1 mi
Katherine Landing Campground
First-comeAZ
NPS · 5.4 mi
Cottonwood Cove RV Park
First-comeNV

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Monument · 4 mi
Castle Mountains National Monument
National Preserve · 29 mi
Mojave National Preserve
National Register listings within 15 miles · 6 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Nevada

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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Avi Kwa Ame National Monument?

509,446 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Avi Kwa Ame National Monument?

The Bureau of Land Management.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

What state is Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in?

Nevada.

Source: How states are assigned

Can I camp at Avi Kwa Ame National Monument?

Rules vary by unit. The BLM page has the current camping rules. The federal campgrounds within ten miles are listed under Where to camp.

Source: Where to camp

How do I get to Avi Kwa Ame National Monument?

A point inside the boundary is at 35.399° N, 115.016° W. Castle Mountains National Monument is 4 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

Which national parks are near Avi Kwa Ame National Monument?

Castle Mountains National Monument (4 mi) and Mojave National Preserve (29 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Avi Kwa Ame National Monument?

The National Register has 6 listings within 15 miles, including Dove Corral and Hardyville Cemetery.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the BLM National Conservation Lands layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Avi Kwa Ame National Monument on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.