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The Warm Springs Natural Area, [1] also known as the Warm Springs Ranch, is located near the Moapa Indian Reservation in Clark County, Nevada, at an elevation of 2,123 feet (647 m). [2] The 1,179-acre (477 ha) area is owned by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA). [3] The area is a natural oasis in the Mojave Desert.
89049. Warm Springs is a former town in the Tonopah Basin in Nye County, Nevada, near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at 38.19°N 116.37°W ). It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Highway"), around 50 miles east of Tonopah. Only two abandoned buildings remain.
Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge (MVNWR) is a protected wildlife refuge administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located in the Warm Springs Natural Area in the Moapa Valley of Clark County, Nevada. The refuge is east of Death Valley and 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada .
Sunset Regional Park, one of the largest parks in Las Vegas, is located near Harry Reid International Airport in the southeast part of the valley. The park is bordered by Sunset Road on the north, Eastern Avenue on the west and Warm Springs Road on the south. It is situated in close proximity to the affluent Tomiyasu neighborhood.
The Las Vegas Springs or Big Springs [2] is the site of a natural oasis, known traditionally as a cienega. For more than 15,000 years, springs broke through the desert floor, creating grassy meadows (called las vegas by Spanish New-Mexican explorers). [3] The bubbling springs were a source of water for Native Americans living here at least ...
Moapa, Nevada. / 36.69194°N 114.60806°W / 36.69194; -114.60806. Moapa is an unincorporated town [3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2010 census. [4] It is the largest town in Clark County by land area.
Springs Preserve. / 36.170785; -115.190535. Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of 180 acres (73 ha) dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Preserve is located approximately three miles west of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Preserve is built around the original water source ...
Geology of Nevada. Valley of Fire near Las Vegas. The geology of Nevada began to form in the Proterozoic at the western margin of North America. Terranes accreted to the continent as a marine environment dominated the area through the Paleozoic and Mesozoic periods. Intense volcanism, the horst and graben landscape of the Basin and Range ...