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

Sources

  1. Corning, Evelyn (2007). Hillside Letters A to Z : A Guide to Hometown Landmarks. Missoula, Mont.: Mountain Press Publishing Company.
  2. Rocha, Guy (June 2004), "Hillside Letters: In Plain Sight But Not Intended for Planes", Sierra Sage, archived from the original on 2011-07-22, retrieved 2011-08-09
  3. Parsons, James J. (1988). "Hillside Letters in the Western United States". Landscape. 30 (1). Santa Fe, N.M.: 15–23. Retrieved 2011-08-09.

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