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:
Main article: List of hillside letters in Arizona |
Main article: List of hillside letters in California |
At least 29 monograms, possibly 31.
Main article: List of hillside letters in Idaho |
Monogram | Town | Description | Coordinates |
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MVGC (no longer exists) | Montgomery Village | Initialism of "Montgomery Village Golf Club"[4] | 39°10′54″N 77°11′58″W / 39.1817904°N 77.1995232°W |
Main article: List of hillside letters in Montana |
Main article: List of hillside letters in Nevada |
At least 30 monograms, possibly 37
Main article: List of hillside letters in Oregon |
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.
Main article: List of hillside letters in Utah |
Most of Washington's 18 to 19 monograms are in the arid Eastern part of the state.
Between 24 and 25 monograms
Messages are common on the bare mountains surrounding Lima, Peru; most of them are personal graffiti, not community symbols.