Hillside Letters
Hillside Letters Overview
The myth about hillside letters is that they were created to help airplane pilots during the early 1900s navigate and identify communities but the reality is that the letters date back to the early 1900s for communities and schools to show pride.
While we don’t make hillside letters high on our exploration list, we do try to scout them out if we are in the area.
List of Hillside Letters in Nevada
| Monogram | Town | County | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Austin | 39.4878°N 117.0715°W | ||
| BM | Battle Mountain | 40.603°N 116.972°W | ||
| B (Planning) | Bonnie Clare | 37.215833°N 117.113889°W | ||
| C | Carlin | 40.6992°N 116.1023°W | ||
| C | Carson City | 39.1581°N 119.7875°W | ||
| D | Reno | Damonte Ranch High School | 39.4212°N 119.7027°W | |
| D | Dayton | 39.1996°N 119.571°W | ||
| D | Minden | Douglas High School | 38.9803°N 119.8391°W | |
| E | Elko | 40.813°N 115.708°W | ||
| E | Eureka | 39.5126°N 115.9568°W | ||
| F | Fallon | 39.4891°N 118.7535°W | ||
| F | Fernley | 39.5947°N 119.272°W | ||
| FV | Fernley | Fernley High School | 39.5839°N 119.2414°W | |
| G | Gabbs | 38.8609°N 117.9127°W | ||
| G | Reno | Galena High School | 39.3767°N 119.7788°W | |
| G | Goldfield | 37.725°N 117.2259°W | ||
| G (uncertain existence) | Goodsprings | 35.8326°N 115.4357°W (uncertain location) | ||
| H | Hawthorne | 38.5269°N 118.6935°W | ||
| H | Hazen | 39.5762°N 119.0511°W | ||
| IS | Indian Springs | 36.5637°N 115.6815°W | ||
| L | Lovelock | 40.1894°N 118.3931°W | ||
| L | Lund | 38.8551°N 114.9956°W | ||
| M | Mountain City | 41.8382°N 115.9567°W | ||
| N | Reno | University of Nevada | 39.5592°N 119.8432°W | |
| O | Owyhee | 41.9395°N 116.0866°W | ||
| P | Alamo | Pahranagat Valley High School | 37.3655°N 115.1221°W | |
| R | Reno | Reno High School | 39.5534°N 119.8643°W | |
| R | Sparks | Reed High School | 39.5606°N 119.7202°W | |
| SAR | Fallon | Search and Rescue (Fallon NAS) | 39.396°N 118.6266°W | |
| S (uncertain existence) | Searchlight | 35.4673°N 114.921°W (uncertain location) | ||
| SV | Wellington | Smith Valley High School | 38.7472°N 119.3757°W | |
| S | Sparks | 39.5354°N 119.6944°W | ||
| S | Carson City | Stewart Indian School (closed) | 39.1298°N 119.7313°W | |
| SC | Spring Creek | Spring Creek High School | 40.7756°N 115.6284°W | |
| V | Virginia City | 39.3096°N 119.6582°W | ||
| W (uncertain existence) | Wadsworth | 39.6329°N 119.284°W (uncertain location) | ||
| W | Wells | 41.1855°N 114.9338°W | ||
| WP | Ely | White Pine County | 39.2413°N 114.9048°W | |
| W | Winnemucca | 40.9969°N 117.7623°W | ||
| Y | Yerington | 38.9695°N 119.1344°W | ||
| B | Henderson | Clark | 36.0163°N 115.0016°W | |
| B | Henderson | Clark | Basic High School | 36.045°N 114.925°W |
| B (uncertain existence) | Blue Diamond | Clark | 36.0468°N 115.406°W (uncertain location) | |
| BC | Boulder City | Clark | 35.99°N 114.8611°W | |
| E | Las Vegas | Clark | Eldorado High School | 36.1866°N 115.0089°W |
| M | Overton | Clark | Moapa Valley High School | 36.5455°N 114.3987°W |
| N (uncertain existence) | Las Vegas | Clark | Nellis AFB | 36.2245°N 115.0221°W (uncertain location) |
| P (uncertain existence) | Pahrump | Clark | 36.2068°N 115.9839°W (uncertain location) | |
| V | Mesquite | Clark | Virgin Valley High School | 36.7923°N 114.1535°W |
| L | Panaca | Lincoln | Lincoln County High School | 37.8179°N 114.3379°W |
| A | Beatty | Nye | Angel's Ladies brothel | 36.942571°N 116.729625°W |
| B | Beatty | Nye | 36.9156°N 116.7814°W | |
| T | Tonopah | Nye | 38.065°N 117.2359°W | |
| TONOPAH MINING PARK | Tonopah | Nye | 38.0727°N 117.2231°W |
References Used
- Wikipedia – Hillside Letters
- Wikipedia – List of hillside letters in Nevada
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132431/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=418
Hillside Letters