Shiny Monolith Removed From Mountains Outside Las Vegas—How It Got There Still Is a Mystery

The mysterious Monolith in Gass Peak, Nev., on June 20, 2024, before it was removed. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP

LAS VEGAS—A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities.

How it got there is still unsolved.