Sorry Gangolf, didn't happen to notice your question before. I actually don't have any idea who they were. I had a friend in school named Bangs...probably not him though.
There are sparse cacti above 6000' on this mountain -- the manzanita cover is very thick in places. On the west side, one sees the usual beavertails and barrel cacti at mid elevations.
Good one Casey. I have wondered about this peak since I have driven by it on different trips to Valley of Fire and Lake Mead. I haven't been over there in several years now.