Mormon Mesa is a

mesa A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by ...

between the

Virgin River The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about long.Calculated with Google Maps and Google Earth It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the ...

and the Muddy River in Clark County, southern

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. In the south above the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers, it rises to a height of 1893 feet (577 meters). It extends northward to the foot of the

Mormon Mountains The Mormon Mountains are located in Lincoln and Clark counties in Nevada, between 16 and northwest of Mesquite on I–15 in the Virgin Valley, east of the Meadow Valley Mountains and Meadow Valley and northeast of Moapa Valley.''Overton, Nevada� ...

and

East Mormon Mountains The East Mormon Mountains is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada. As their name implies, they are east of the Mormon Mountains The Mormon Mountains are located in Lincoln and Clark counties in Nevada, between 16 and northwest of Mesquite ...

, and east from the Muddy River to the Virgin River, and to where it overlooks Toquop Wash at .

Mormon Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern

The Mormon Mesa Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Mormon Mesa ACEC), protects habitat of the

Desert tortoise The desert tortoise (''Gopherus agassizii''), is a species of tortoise in the Family (biology), family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave Desert, Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexic ...

, an

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. BLM, Southern Nevada District Office: Areas of Critical Environmental Concern in Southern Nevada
/ref> The Delamar Mountains Wilderness Area encompasses a portion of the Mormon Mesa Desert Tortoise ACEC. The ACEC is composed primarily of

creosote Creosote is a category of carbonaceous chemicals formed by the distillation of various tars and pyrolysis of plant-derived material, such as wood or fossil fuel. They are typically used as preservatives or antiseptics. Some creosote types were ...

- bursage scrub and mixed Mojave shrub plant communities.

''Double Negative'' by Michael Heizer

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'', the

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sculpture created by renowned contemporary artist

Michael Heizer Michael Heizer (born 1944) is an American land artist specializing in large-scale and site-specific sculptures. Working largely outside the confines of the traditional art spaces of galleries and museums, Heizer has redefined sculpture in terms ...

in 1969, is located on an edge of Mormon Mesa, near Overton. It was donated by art collector and pioneer art gallerist

Virginia Dwan Virginia Dwan (October 18, 1931 – September 5, 2022)
was an American art collector, art patron, phila ...

to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), and is accessible to the public. MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles): "Double Negative" by Michael Heizer

References

Landforms of Clark County, Nevada Mesas of the United States Protected areas of the Mojave Desert Protected areas of Clark County, Nevada Protected areas of the Great Basin Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada {{ClarkCountyNV-geo-stub

Mormon Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern

''Double Negative'' by Michael Heizer

See also

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