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The Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, United States, is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is about 15 miles (24 km) west of Las Vegas. More than three million people visit the area each year. [2]
Frenchman Mountain is a mountain located east of Las Vegas, Nevada.Made up of rocks similar to those found on the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Frenchman Mountain formed when faulting elevated and tilted the rocks followed by erosion, giving it its sharp triangular profile.
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park: Clark: 3.16 1.28: 1,923 586: 1991: Interprets a partially reconstructed fort built by Mormon missionaries in 1855, the first nonnative structure in what would become Las Vegas. Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park: White Pine: 861 348: 7,054 2,150: 1994
The area is typically 30-40 °F cooler than the valleys below, and it is a popular getaway for Las Vegas residents and visitors. The Lee Canyon (Ski and Snowboard Resort) lies in Lee Canyon on State Highway 156.
Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park; Morro Rock; Mussel Rock; Nine Sisters (aka "The Morros"), San Luis Obispo; Pinnacles National Park; Potato Chip Rock; Rainbow Basin; Red Rock Canyon; Robbers Roost; San Pedro Rock; Santee Boulders; Scotia Bluffs; Seal Rocks (San Francisco, California) Seal Rock (San Mateo County, California) Sears Rock; Stoney ...
The strange monolith looks like it could have come from another world. Jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas, the glimmering rectangular prism's reflective surface ...
Four plant communities are represented: Desert Scrub, Black brush, Pinon-Juniper, and Riparian. Plants typical of the desert as well as woodland can be seen, and with adequate rainfall the spring brings a burst of wildflowers. Common species sighted are desert marigold, globe mallow, brittlebush, Joshua Tree, Mojave yucca, and indigo bush.
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