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Frenchman Mountain

Frenchman Mountain is a mountain located east of Las Vegas, Nevada. Made up of rocks similar to those found on the bottom of the , Frenchman Mountain formed when faulting elevated and tilted the rocks followed by erosion, giving it its sharp triangular profile.
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,953 feet
  • Description: mountain in United States of America
  • Also known as: “Frenchman Peak” and “Frenchmans Mountain”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunrise Manor and Nellis Air Force Base.

Town
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a census-designated place in , , United States, located on the western base of Frenchman Mountain, east of .

Village
is a city in the . It is located in and the state of northeast of , 3,300 km west of the country's capital city of is located at an elevation of 576 meters above sea level and has a population of 3,187. is situated 5 miles northwest of Frenchman Mountain.

Frenchman Mountain

Latitude
36.17916° or 36° 10′ 45″ north
Longitude
-114.99763° or 114° 59′ 52″ west
Elevation
3,953 feet (1,205 metres)
Open location code
858752H2+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297530806
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5504358
Wiki­data ID
Q5502721
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ladin—“Frenchman Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل فرينشمان”
  • Cebuano: “Frenchman Mountain”
  • Dutch: “Frenchman Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فرينتشمان”
  • German: “Frenchman Mountain”
  • Ladin: “Frenchman Mountain”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sunrise and Winterwood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Las Vegas Nevada Temple Grounds and Sunrise Pass.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Frenchman Mountain”. Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.