# Muddy Mountains

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{{Short description|Mountain range in southern Nevada, US}}
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| image_caption = Muddy Peak, second highest summit of the Muddy Mountains
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| country = United States
| state = Nevada
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| district = [Clark County](/source/Clark_County%2C_Nevada)
| topo_map = Piute Point
| topo_maker = [USGS](/source/USGS)
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| highest = Muddy Summit
| elevation_m = 1657
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The '''Muddy Mountains''' are a large mountain range in [Clark County](/source/Clark_County%2C_Nevada), [Nevada](/source/Nevada).<ref name="gnis"/>

The Muddy Mountains surround a north section of [Bitter Spring Valley](/source/Bitter_Spring_Valley), which also lies at the northwest perimeter of the [Black Mountains](/source/Black_Mountains_(Nevada)), lying on a north shore of an east-west section of [Lake Mead](/source/Lake_Mead).
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File:Cross bedding in Aztec Sandstone.jpg|Cross bedding in [Aztec Sandstone](/source/Aztec_Sandstone), Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area
File:Muddy Mountains, Nevada.jpg|Muddy Mountains seen from the [Valley of Fire State Park](/source/Valley_of_Fire_State_Park), Nevada
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The '''[Muddy Mountains Wilderness](/source/Muddy_Mountains_Wilderness)''' consists of 48,154 acres and was established by the U.S. Congress in 2002.  The [wilderness area](/source/wilderness_area) is managed by the U.S. [Bureau of Land Management](/source/Bureau_of_Land_Management) and the [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service).  Elevations in the area range from 1,700 feet (518 m) to 5,400 feet (1645 m).<ref>[https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=400 Muddy Mountains Wilderness] - Wilderness Connect</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150625115059/http://www.nps.gov/lake/learn/nature/muddymountainwild.htm Muddy Mountains Wilderness] – Lake Mead National Recreation Area
*[https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/herd-management/herd-management-areas/nevada/muddy-mountains Muddy Mountains Herd Management Area] – BLM

Category:Muddy Mountains
Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada
Category:Mountain ranges of Clark County, Nevada

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