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This is a list of hillside letters (also known as mountain monograms), large geoglyphs found primarily in the
Western United States The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...
. 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 Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...
: 86 monograms *
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
: 83 monograms *
Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
: 83 monograms *
Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
: 63 monograms *
Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
: 47 monograms *
Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
: 39 monograms *
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
: 36 monograms


United States


Arizona


California


Colorado

At least 25 monograms, possibly 28 File:W Mountain Gunnison Colorado.JPG, Western Colorado University's W Mountain File:SouthTableMtn G.jpg, South Table Mountain Golden, Colorado File:Salida Downtown Historic District.JPG, Salida Downtown Historic District in Salida, Colorado File:Mount Zion in the rain, CO.jpg, Mount Zion Mountain west of Golden, Colorado


Idaho


Maryland


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
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alone, the most in any single city in the United States.


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
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; most of them are personal graffiti, not community symbols.


See also

*
Gozan no Okuribi , more commonly known as , is a festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is the culmination of the Obon festival on August 16, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased famil ...
, Japanese festival involving giant hillside bonfires in the shape of characters


Notes


External links


Mountain Monograms
a website explaining the origins and with an incomplete list and pictures
Hillside Letters
a companion website to a book on the subject
Letters on Hills
a category on waymarking.com for geocachers {{DEFAULTSORT:Hillside letters Geoglyphs Hill figures in the United States Hill figures in Canada Lists of public art