This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms), large geoglyphs found primarily in the Western United States.[1][2][3] There are about 600 in total, but the status of many of these symbols are uncertain, due to vagueness in sources.
The states with the most hillside letters are:
- Montana: 86 monograms
- California: 83 monograms
- Utah: 83 monograms
- Arizona: 63 monograms
- Nevada: 47 monograms
- Oregon: 39 monograms
- Idaho: 36 monograms
United States
Arizona
California
Colorado
At least 31 monograms, possibly 33.
- Western Colorado University's W Mountain
- South Table Mountain Golden, Colorado
- Salida Downtown Historic District in Salida, Colorado
- Mount Zion Mountain west of Golden, Colorado
Idaho
Maryland
Monogram | Town | Description | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
MVGC (no longer exists) | Montgomery Village | Initialism of "Montgomery Village Golf Club"[4] | 39.1817904°N 77.1995232°W |
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
At least 30 monograms, possibly 37
Oregon
Texas
Texas' 16 or more monograms are all in the westernmost mountainous, part of the state. There are six (in various states of repair) in El Paso alone, the most in any single city in the United States.
Monogram | Town | Description | Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
A | Alpine | 30.3527°N 103.6564°W | |
A | El Paso | Austin High School | 31.7998°N 106.474°W |
B | Balmorhea | 30.9757°N 103.7199°W | |
B/E | El Paso | Bowie High School | 31.7861°N 106.4796°W |
C (removed?) | El Paso | Cathedral High School | 31.7928°N 106.4813°W |
E/B | El Paso | El Paso High School | 31.7867°N 106.4803°W |
FD | Fort Davis | 30.5784°N 103.893°W | |
I? | Iraan | 30.8999°N 101.8983°W | |
J | El Paso | Jefferson High School | 31.7865°N 106.4783°W |
M | Marathon | 30.208006°N 103.222237°W | |
M (uncertain existence) | Marfa | 30.3088°N 104.0207°W (uncertain location) | |
M | McCamey | 31.0998°N 102.1555°W | |
P (uncertain existence) | Presidio | 29.5644°N 104.3689°W (uncertain location) | |
S | Sanderson | 30.1467°N 102.4004°W | |
S | Shafter | 29.8219°N 104.3041°W | |
SB | Sierra Blanca | 31.1878°N 105.3495°W | |
SR | Alpine | Sul Ross State University | 30.3662°N 103.6474°W |
SAFETY FIRST! | Iraan | 30°53′58″N 101°53′44″W | |
M | El Paso | UTEP Miners | 31.7767°N 106.5088°W |
V | Van Horn | 31.0585°N 104.8606°W |
Utah
Washington
Most of Washington's 18 to 19 monograms are in the arid Eastern part of the state.
Wyoming
Between 24 and 25 monograms
Other states
More countries
Messages are common on the bare mountains surrounding Lima, Peru; most of them are personal graffiti, not community symbols.
See also
- Gozan no Okuribi, Japanese festival involving giant hillside bonfires in the shape of characters
Notes
External links
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