Interpretive Signage
We’re getting started on a project to design, fabricate, and install a cohesive network of interpretive, educational, and directional wayfinding signage throughout the monument. The right signage can illuminate, educate, provide context and encourage safety and respect for all visitors to Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.
Signage will include relevant information that helps each place tell its story, from highlighting the importance of water in the desert and sharing information about plants, animals and geology, to discussing cultural and historical connections and the area’s need for continued protection. We’ll be working closely with the monument’s stewards including tribal partners and government agencies, and working with volunteers to help with installation and maintenance.
Christmas Tree Pass
A beautiful drive near the peaks of Avi Kwa Ame (Spirit Mountain), and past the entrance to Grapevine Canyon Trailhead. Christmas Tree Pass gets its name from the scattered forest of junipers and pinyons that grow among the rocky ridges of the Newberry Mountains. 
Hiko Springs
A scenic spring-fed desert canyon, tucked into the foothills of the Newberry Mountains, not far from Avi Kwa Ame, the place of creation for the Mojave Indian Tribe and the other 9 Yuman speaking tribes. The area is also home to colorful rock formations and numerous petroglyphs.
Grapevine Canyon
Home to hundreds of ancient petroglyphs and prominent rock shelters of the Mojave tribe, Grapevine Canyon is one of the finest petroglyph sites in Southern Nevada.