Fortification Hill

Fortification Hill
( viewed from ~due west )
Highest point
Elevation3,720 ft (1,134 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence863 ft (263 m)[2]
Coordinates36°02′40″N 114°40′52″W / 36.044327039°N 114.681155314°W / 36.044327039; -114.681155314[1]
Geography
Fortification Hill . is located in Arizona
Fortification Hill .
Fortification
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LocationMohave County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeBlack Mountains (Arizona)
Topo mapUSGS Hoover Dam

Fortification Hill is a prominence adjacent to Lake Mead in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area; it is located at the northwest terminus region of the Black Mountains (Arizona), and specifically the north region of the Black Mountains. It is near a southern section of Lake Mead, and just northeast of Hoover Dam. It can easily be seen eastward across Las Vegas Bay or from the two northern mountain terminuses of Eldorado Mountains (Nevada), or the Black Mountains (Arizona).

The mountain prominence is plateau-like, or mesa-like with its highpoint at the southeast terminus, and sloping north and northwestwards toward Lake Mead. The prominence is 3,719 feet (1,134 m).[2]

The flat mountaintop, sloping northwards is composed of Tertiary basaltic lava flows.[3]

The location is featured as a military camp in the 2010 action-role playing game Fallout: New Vegas.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Fortification Hill". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ^ a b "Fortification Hill, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. ^ Geologic Highway Map of Arizona, from Geology: Arizona Geological Survey Map 26, 1988.
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