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id="toc-Cities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Las_Vegas_neighborhoods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Las_Vegas_neighborhoods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Las Vegas neighborhoods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Las_Vegas_neighborhoods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Census-designated_places" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Census-designated_places"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Census-designated places</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Census-designated_places-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Other communities</span> 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interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%88%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C" title="لاس وقاس ولی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="لاس وقاس ولی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Las Vegas Valley" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Las Vegas Valley" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" 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src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,9,36.1,-115.1,290x240.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Las_Vegas_Valley&revid=1273414713&groups=_7ea5ef5a3bd24154803b586918f9fdbdc0a12f2f" width="290" height="240" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,9,36.1,-115.1,290x240@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Las_Vegas_Valley&revid=1273414713&groups=_7ea5ef5a3bd24154803b586918f9fdbdc0a12f2f 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Interactive Map of Las Vegas–Henderson, NV <a href="/wiki/Combined_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Statistical Area">CSA</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output 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avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">City of Las Vegas</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#BD000A; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">City of Henderson</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0003FF; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">City of North Las Vegas</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#00BCE4; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Enterprise,_Nevada" title="Enterprise, Nevada">Town of Enterprise</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#97233F; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Spring_Valley,_Nevada" title="Spring Valley, Nevada">Town of Spring Valley</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#83AE46; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Sunrise_Manor,_Nevada" title="Sunrise Manor, Nevada">Town of Sunrise Manor</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#A32EFF; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Town of Paradise</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF8080; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Whitney,_Nevada" title="Whitney, Nevada">Town of Whitney</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#DC143C; color:white; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Nevada" title="Winchester, Nevada">Town of Winchester</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF9200; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">City of Boulder City</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#AA9600; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFF974; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Las Vegas–Henderson–North Las Vegas <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Statistical Area">MSA</a> (Remainder)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend" style="text-align:left;"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#D3B683; color:black; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid;"> </span> Pahrump <a href="/wiki/%CE%9CSA" class="mw-redirect" title="ΜSA">µSA</a></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other major cities</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li> - <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">North Las Vegas</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Enterprise,_Nevada" title="Enterprise, Nevada">Enterprise</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Spring_Valley,_Nevada" title="Spring Valley, Nevada">Spring Valley</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Sunrise_Manor,_Nevada" title="Sunrise Manor, Nevada">Sunrise Manor</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Whitney,_Nevada" title="Whitney, Nevada">Whitney</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Nevada" title="Winchester, Nevada">Winchester</a></li> <li> - <a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">Boulder City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">500 sq mi (1,400 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Metro<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,600 sq mi (4,100 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2018 estimate)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Statistical Area">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,953,000</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">GDP<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • MSA</th><td class="infobox-data">$160.7 billion (2022)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-8" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-8">UTC-8</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-7" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-7">UTC-7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pacific_Daylight_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Daylight Time">PDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_codes_702_and_725" title="Area codes 702 and 725">702 and 725</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Las Vegas Valley</b> is a major <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nevada" title="Southern Nevada">southern part</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>, and the second largest in the <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_United_States" title="Southwestern United States">Southwestern United States</a>. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the <b>Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area</b> is coextensive since 2003 with <a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada" title="Clark County, Nevada">Clark County, Nevada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Valley is largely defined by the Las Vegas Valley land formation, a 600 sq mi (1,600 km<sup>2</sup>) <a href="/wiki/Depression_(geology)" title="Depression (geology)">basin</a> area surrounded by mountains to the north, south, east and west of the metropolitan area. The Valley is home to the three largest incorporated cities in Nevada: <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">North Las Vegas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eleven unincorporated towns governed by the Clark County government are part of the Las Vegas Township and constitute the largest community in the state of Nevada.<sup id="cite_ref-Clark_County_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark_County-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The names <b>Las Vegas</b> and <b>Vegas</b> are interchangeably used to indicate the Valley, <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">the Strip</a>, and the city, and as a brand by the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority" title="Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority">Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority</a> to denominate the region.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Valley is affectionately known as the <b> Ninth Island </b>by <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a> natives and Las Vegans alike, in part due to the large number of people originally from Hawaii who live in and regularly travel to Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the 1990s, the Las Vegas Valley has seen rapid growth, tripling its population from 741,459 in 1990 to 2,227,053 estimated in 2018, increasing to 2,953,000 in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Las Vegas Valley remains one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States. In its relatively short history, it has established a diverse presence in international business, commerce, urban development, and entertainment, as well as one of the most visited tourist attractions destinations in the world. In 2014, a record-breaking 41 million people visited the Las Vegas area, producing a <a href="/wiki/Gross_metropolitan_product" title="Gross metropolitan product">gross metropolitan product</a> of more than $100 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Las_Vegas" title="History of Las Vegas">History of Las Vegas</a></div> <p>The first reported non-<a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> visitor to the Las Vegas Valley was the <a href="/wiki/Mexicans" title="Mexicans">Mexican</a> scout <a href="/wiki/Raphael_Rivera" title="Raphael Rivera">Rafael Rivera</a> in 1829.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lvol.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lvol.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Las Vegas was named by Mexicans in the <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Armijo" title="Antonio Armijo">Antonio Armijo</a> party,<sup id="cite_ref-Clark_County_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark_County-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including Rivera, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the <a href="/wiki/Old_Spanish_Trail_(trade_route)" title="Old Spanish Trail (trade route)">Old Spanish Trail</a> from Texas. In the 19th century, areas of the valley contained <a href="/wiki/Artesian_well" title="Artesian well">artesian</a> wells that supported extensive green areas, or <a href="/wiki/Meadow" title="Meadow">meadows</a>, hence the name <i>Las Vegas</i> (<i>vegas</i> being Spanish for "meadows").<sup id="cite_ref-lvol.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lvol.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The area was previously settled by <a href="/wiki/Mormon" class="mw-redirect" title="Mormon">Mormon</a> farmers in 1854 and later became the site of a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> fort in 1864, beginning a long relationship between southern Nevada and the U.S. military. Since the 1930s, Las Vegas has generally been identified as a <a href="/wiki/Gambling" title="Gambling">gaming</a> center as well as a <a href="/wiki/Resort_destination" class="mw-redirect" title="Resort destination">resort destination</a>, primarily targeting adults. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a> is located in the northeast corner of the valley. The ranges that the Nellis pilots use and various other land areas used by various federal agencies, limit growth of the valley in terms of geographic area. </p><p>Businessman <a href="/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes">Howard Hughes</a> arrived in the late 1960s and purchased many casino hotels, as well as television and radio stations in the area. Legitimate corporations began to purchase casino hotels as well, and <a href="/wiki/American_Mafia" title="American Mafia">the mob</a> was run out by the federal government over the next several years. The constant stream of tourist dollars from the hotels and casinos was augmented by a new source of federal money from the establishment of what is now <a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis Air Force Base</a>. The influx of military personnel and casino job-hunters helped start a land building boom which is now leveling off.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (January 2025)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Las Vegas area remains one of the world's top entertainment destinations.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Boundaries">Boundaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Boundaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The valley is contained in the Las Vegas Valley landform. This includes the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson, and the unincorporated towns of <a href="/wiki/Summerlin_South,_Nevada" title="Summerlin South, Nevada">Summerlin South</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spring_Valley,_Nevada" title="Spring Valley, Nevada">Spring Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunrise_Manor,_Nevada" title="Sunrise Manor, Nevada">Sunrise Manor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Enterprise,_Nevada" title="Enterprise, Nevada">Enterprise</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Nevada" title="Winchester, Nevada">Winchester</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Whitney,_Nevada" title="Whitney, Nevada">Whitney</a>. The valley is located within the larger metropolitan area, as the metropolitan area covers all of Clark County including parts that do not fall within the valley. </p><p>The government of Clark County has an "Urban Planning Area" of Las Vegas. This definition is a roughly rectangular area, about 20 mi (32 km) from east to west and 30 miles (48 km) from north to south. Notable exclusions from the "Urban Planning Area" include <a href="/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area" title="Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area">Red Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue_Diamond,_Nevada" title="Blue Diamond, Nevada">Blue Diamond</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mount_Charleston" title="Mount Charleston">Mount Charleston</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Metropolitan_Police_Department" title="Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department">Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department</a> is the largest police department in the valley and the state and exercises jurisdiction in the entire county. There are approximately 3,000 police officers who cover the city of Las Vegas; unincorporated areas; the town of Laughlin, about 90 mi (140 km) from <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Las_Vegas" title="Downtown Las Vegas">Downtown Las Vegas</a>; and desert, park, and mountain areas within Clark County. The department does not exercise primary jurisdiction in areas with separate police forces such as North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Nellis Air Force Base and the Paiute reservation. </p><p>The metropolitan area was created for the 1970 census when it only included Clark County. In 2000, the metropolitan area was changed to include <a href="/wiki/Nye_County,_Nevada" title="Nye County, Nevada">Nye County, Nevada</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mohave_County,_Arizona" title="Mohave County, Arizona">Mohave County, Arizona</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but it later returned to only being Clark County. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a> has designated Clark County as the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area.<sup id="cite_ref-OMB_13-01_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OMB_13-01-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a> ranked the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas">31st most populous</a> <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Statistical Area">metropolitan statistical area</a> of the United States as of July 1, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCBSA_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCBSA-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas%E2%80%93Henderson,_NV%E2%80%93AZ_CSA" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas–Henderson, NV–AZ CSA">Las Vegas–Henderson, NV–AZ CSA</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-OMB_13-01_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OMB_13-01-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Combined_Statistical_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Combined Statistical Areas">27th most populous</a> <a href="/wiki/Combined_statistical_area" title="Combined statistical area">combined statistical area</a> and the <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_primary_statistical_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States primary statistical areas">30th most populous</a> <a href="/wiki/United_States_primary_statistical_area" class="mw-redirect" title="United States primary statistical area">primary statistical area</a> of the United States as of July 1, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCBSA_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCBSA-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PopEstCSA_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PopEstCSA-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_environment">Geography and environment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography and environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg/220px-Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg/330px-Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg/440px-Lasvegas.terra.1500pix.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1256" /></a><figcaption>Las Vegas Valley viewed in <a href="/wiki/False_color" title="False color">false color</a>, from 438 mi (705 km) by <a href="/wiki/Terra_(satellite)" title="Terra (satellite)">TERRA</a> satellite. Grass-covered land, such as golf courses, appears in red. The picture bottom is just south of Sunset Road and the airport, the Spring Mountains on the west and Sunrise Mountain on the east.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG/220px-Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG/330px-Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG/440px-Las_Vegas_at_Night.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>Las Vegas at night in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>The Las Vegas Valley lies in the <a href="/wiki/Mojave_Desert" title="Mojave Desert">Mojave Desert</a>. The valley in the northwest section is a northwest-by-southeast<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> trending area, and trending parallel to Las Vegas Wash, lies at the northeast of the <a href="/wiki/Spring_Mountains" title="Spring Mountains">Spring Mountains</a> <a href="/wiki/Massif" title="Massif">massif</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">U.S. Route 95</a> leaves Las Vegas's northwest and goes northwesterly through the northwest valley section, with Las Vegas Wash about 2 miles (3 km)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> northeast. U.S. 95 lies on the southwest perimeter of the valley bottomlands, and small <a href="/wiki/Alluvial_fan" title="Alluvial fan">alluvial fan</a> areas from the northeast Spring Mountains border southwest. </p><p>A "distorted surface",<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Dry_lake" title="Dry lake">playa</a>-like region, occurs at the farthest northwest area, for about 15 to 18 miles (24 to 29 km), starting from <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_157" title="Nevada State Route 157">Nevada Route 157</a>. At <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_156" title="Nevada State Route 156">Nevada Route 156</a>, 10 miles (16 km) northwest, the distorted surface, bottom land turns north, a 6 miles (9.7 km) area in length and about 3 miles (4.8 km) wide. It lies at the south drainage section of the <a href="/wiki/Three_Lakes_Valley_(Nevada)" title="Three Lakes Valley (Nevada)">Three Lakes Valley</a>, where a <a href="/wiki/Water_divide" class="mw-redirect" title="Water divide">water divide</a> separates <a href="/wiki/Dog_Bone_Lake_(Nevada)" title="Dog Bone Lake (Nevada)">Dog Bone Lake</a> in the valley's center from the southwest washes that drain into the Las Vegas Valley (upland Las Vegas Wash). </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Corn_Creek_Dunes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Corn Creek Dunes (page does not exist)">Corn Creek Dunes</a> lie about 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Route 156's intersection with U.S. 95, and they are slightly northeast of Las Vegas Wash. </p><p>The Las Vegas Valley is around 1,600 square miles (4,100 km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All perimeters, except the northwest, are foothills or mountain ranges, with all highway routes entering the foothills; this includes the <a href="/wiki/Interstate_15_in_Nevada" title="Interstate 15 in Nevada">Interstate 15</a> to the southwest, as it climbs to <a href="/wiki/Jean_Pass_(north)" title="Jean Pass (north)">Jean Pass (north)</a>, before traversing <a href="/wiki/Ivanpah_Valley" title="Ivanpah Valley">Ivanpah Valley</a>. Only the U.S. Route 95 northwest follows an actual valley. The northwest section, thus describes the entire landform as a central, and large valley with an attached feeder valley northwest, and in this case the northwest source, and actual course of the Las Vegas Wash. </p><p>The valley is a fault-bounded structural and hydrologic basin<sup id="cite_ref-USGS1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> made of alluvial-fan deposits. There are several aquifers contained within the valley including the Las Vegas Aquifer. These heavily depleted water sources exist at about 660–980 feet (200–300 m) in depth.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 1986, estimate show that the valley floor in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Las_Vegas" title="Downtown Las Vegas">Downtown Las Vegas</a> has subsided by about 6.2 feet (1.9 m) and about 2.9 feet (0.88 m) along <a href="/wiki/The_Strip" class="mw-redirect" title="The Strip">The Strip</a> as a result of pumping from these aquifers.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Las Vegas Valley lies in a relatively high-altitude portion of the <a href="/wiki/Mojave_Desert" title="Mojave Desert">Mojave Desert</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/Subtropical_climate" class="mw-redirect" title="Subtropical climate">subtropical</a> <a href="/wiki/Desert_climate" title="Desert climate">hot-desert climate</a>. The Valley generally averages less than 5 in (130 mm) of rain annually.<sup id="cite_ref-nws_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nws-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daily daytime summer temperatures in July and August typically range from 100 °F (38 °C) to 110 °F (43 °C), while nights generally range from 72 °F (22 °C) to 80 °F (27 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-nws_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nws-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Very low humidity, however, tempers the effect of these temperatures, though <a href="/wiki/Dehydration" title="Dehydration">dehydration</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heat_exhaustion" title="Heat exhaustion">heat exhaustion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sun_stroke" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun stroke">sun stroke</a> can occur after even a limited time outdoors in the summer. The interiors of automobiles often prove deadly to small children and pets during the summer and surfaces exposed to the sun can cause <a href="/wiki/Burn" title="Burn">first- and second-degree burns</a> to unprotected skin. July and August can also be marked by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Monsoon" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Monsoon">monsoon season</a>, when moist winds from the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_California" title="Gulf of California">Gulf of California</a> soak much of the <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_United_States" title="Southwestern United States">Southwestern United States</a>. While not only raising humidity levels, these winds develop into dramatic desert thunderstorms that can sometimes cause <a href="/wiki/Flash_flood" title="Flash flood">flash flooding</a>. </p><p>Winter days in metropolitan Las Vegas range from mild to quite chilly, and sunny most days; while winter itself is of short duration. Winter highs in December and January usually range from 52 °F (11 °C) to 60 °F (16 °C), while nighttime lows range from 34 °F (1 °C) to 42 °F (6 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-nws_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nws-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mountains surrounding the valley are snow-covered during the winter season, but snow accumulation in the metropolitan area itself is uncommon. Every few years apart, however, Las Vegas does get a small measurable snowfall. </p><p>Spring and fall are generally dry and with hot, sunny days and cool nights. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Las Vegas, Nevada </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">96<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">102<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #C00000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">114<br />(46) </td> <td style="background: #B30000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">117<br />(47) </td> <td style="background: #970000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">120<br />(49) </td> <td style="background: #B30000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">116<br />(47) </td> <td style="background: #C00000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">114<br />(46) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">91<br />(33) </td> <td style="background: #970000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">120<br />(49) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.9<br />(14.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.2<br />(16.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">69.9<br />(21.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.9<br />(25.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">88.0<br />(31.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF2100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98.0<br />(36.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF0B00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103.8<br />(39.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF1300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">101.4<br />(38.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF3200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">93.4<br />(34.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">80.2<br />(26.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.4<br />(19.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC082; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.3<br />(13.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">79.6<br />(26.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.0<br />(5.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.8<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.3<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.2<br />(17.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.7<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.8<br />(25.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.3<br />(24.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.0<br />(20.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.0<br />(13.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFDF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.3<br />(6.8) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.6<br />(2.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFC285; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">56.0<br />(13.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br />(−13) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16<br />(−9) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46<br />(8) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38<br />(3) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #B0B0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14<br />(−10) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #A0A0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">8<br />(−13) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.61<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.68<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.60<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #F8F8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.16<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.25<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.08<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.43<br />(11) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.46<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.31<br />(7.9) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.25<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.33<br />(8.4) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.40<br />(10) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">4.56<br />(116) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fault_zones">Fault zones</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fault zones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The valley is an active earthquake zone crossed by multiple fault and thrust lines. These include the 20-mile (32 km) long Frenchman Mountain Fault capable of a magnitude 7 event, Whitney Mesa Fault, Cashman Fault, Valley View Fault, Decatur Fault, Eglington Fault and the West Charleston Fault.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_quality">Air quality</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Air quality"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Having part of the region in a desert basin creates problems with <a href="/wiki/Air_quality" class="mw-redirect" title="Air quality">air quality</a>. From the dust the wind picks up, to the smog produced by vehicles, to the pollen in the air, the valley has several bad air days. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Pollen" title="Pollen">Pollen</a> can be a major problem several weeks a year, with <a href="/wiki/Pollen_count" title="Pollen count">counts</a> occasionally in the 70,000-plus range. Local governments are trying to control this by banning plants that produce the most pollen. </p><p>The dust problems usually happen on very windy days, so they tend to be short and seasonal. Full-fledged dust storms are rare. </p><p>Smog, on the other hand, gets worse when there is no wind to move the air out of the valley. Also, in winter it is possible for an <a href="/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)" title="Inversion (meteorology)">inversion</a> to form in the valley. </p><p>Since manufacturing is not a dominant industry of Las Vegas, and with Clark County working to control <a href="/wiki/Air_pollution" title="Air pollution">air quality</a> problems, success has been shown over the years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Water">Water</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Water"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hoover_Dam,_Colorado_River.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Hoover_Dam%2C_Colorado_River.JPG/220px-Hoover_Dam%2C_Colorado_River.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Hoover_Dam%2C_Colorado_River.JPG/330px-Hoover_Dam%2C_Colorado_River.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Hoover_Dam%2C_Colorado_River.JPG/440px-Hoover_Dam%2C_Colorado_River.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lake_Mead" title="Lake Mead">Lake Mead</a> shown behind <a href="/wiki/Hoover_Dam" title="Hoover Dam">Hoover Dam</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado River</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The native <a href="/wiki/Flora" title="Flora">flora</a> does little to help the <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> retain water. During the intense rains of <a href="/wiki/Monsoon" title="Monsoon">monsoon</a> season or (relatively) wet months of January and February, a network of dry natural channels, called washes or <a href="/wiki/Arroyo_(watercourse)" title="Arroyo (watercourse)">arroyos</a>, carved into the valley floor allows water to flow down from the mountains and converge in the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Wash" title="Las Vegas Wash">Las Vegas Wash</a> which runs through the <a href="/wiki/Clark_County_Wetlands_Park" title="Clark County Wetlands Park">Clark County Wetlands Park</a>. The wash system used to form a large natural wetlands which then flowed into the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado River</a>, until the construction of <a href="/wiki/Hoover_Dam" title="Hoover Dam">Hoover Dam</a> on the Colorado River led to the creation of Lake Mead. Further development in the 1980s and 1990s made <a href="/wiki/Lake_Las_Vegas" title="Lake Las Vegas">Lake Las Vegas</a>, which required directing the Las Vegas Wash into tunnels which run under Lake Las Vegas and into <a href="/wiki/Lake_Mead" title="Lake Mead">Lake Mead</a>. </p><p>Nevada receives an allocation 300,000 acre-feet (370,000,000 m<sup>3</sup>) of water<sup id="cite_ref-dwy_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dwy-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> each year from Lake Mead, with credits for water it returns to the lake. The allocations were made with the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River_Compact" title="Colorado River Compact">Colorado River Compact</a> when Nevada had a much smaller population and very little agriculture. The allocations were also made during a wet string of years, which overstated the available water in the entire watershed. As a result, precipitation that is below normal for a few years can significantly affect the Colorado River reservoirs. The Las Vegas area uses most of this allocation with <a href="/wiki/Laughlin,_Nevada" title="Laughlin, Nevada">Laughlin, Nevada</a> using most of the remaining allocation. In June 2007, the price of a cubic meter was 57 cents in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-lip_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lip-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Las Vegas gets around 90 percent of its water from Lake Mead.<sup id="cite_ref-bar_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bar-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early Vegas depended on the <a href="/wiki/Aquifer" title="Aquifer">aquifer</a> which fed the flowing springs supporting the meadows that gave the area its name, but the pumping of water from these caused a large drop in the water levels and ground subsidence over wide areas of the valley. Today, the aquifers are basically used to store water that is pumped from the lake during periods of low demand and pumped out during periods of high demand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urbanization">Urbanization</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Urbanization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population doubling time in the greater metropolitan area was under ten years, since the early 1970s and the Las Vegas metropolitan area now has a population approaching three million people.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This rapid population growth led to a significant <a href="/wiki/Urbanization" title="Urbanization">urbanization</a> of desert lands into industrial and commercial areas (see <a href="/wiki/Suburbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Suburbia">suburbia</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:708px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Four-segment panorama of the Cosmopolitan, Bellagio, and Caesars Palace (left to right) from the Las Vegas Strip, across from the Bellagio fountains."><img alt="Four-segment panorama of the Cosmopolitan, Bellagio, and Caesars Palace (left to right) from the Las Vegas Strip, across from the Bellagio fountains." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg/700px-Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg" decoding="async" width="700" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg/1050px-Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg/1400px-Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8000" data-file-height="3200" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellagio_Las_Vegas_December_2013_panorama.jpg" title="File:Bellagio Las Vegas December 2013 panorama.jpg"> </a></div>Four-segment panorama of the Cosmopolitan, Bellagio, and Caesars Palace (left to right) from the Las Vegas Strip, across from the Bellagio fountains.</div></div></div> <p>The driving force in Las Vegas is the <a href="/wiki/Tourism_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourism industry">tourism industry</a> and the area has about 150,000 hotel rooms, more than any other city in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the past, casinos and celebrity shows were the two major attractions for the area. Now <a href="/wiki/Shopping" title="Shopping">shopping</a>, <a href="/wiki/Convention_(meeting)" title="Convention (meeting)">conventions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fine_dining" title="Fine dining">fine dining</a>, and outdoor beauty <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (January 2025)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> are also major forces in attracting tourist dollars. </p><p>Las Vegas serves as world headquarters for the world's largest <a href="/wiki/Fortune_500" title="Fortune 500">Fortune 500</a> gaming company, <a href="/wiki/MGM_Resorts_International" title="MGM Resorts International">MGM Resorts International</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CNNmoney_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNNmoney-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several companies involved in the manufacture of electronic gaming machines, such as <a href="/wiki/Slot_machine" title="Slot machine">slot machines</a>, are located in the Las Vegas area. In the first decade of the 21st century, shopping and dining have become attractions of their own. Tourism marketing and promotion are handled by the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_and_Visitors_Authority" title="Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority">Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority</a>, a county-wide agency. Its annual Visitors Survey provides detailed information on visitor numbers, spending patterns, and resulting revenues.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Night_aerial_view,_Las_Vegas,_Nevada,_04649u.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Night_aerial_view%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_04649u.jpg/220px-Night_aerial_view%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_04649u.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Night_aerial_view%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_04649u.jpg/330px-Night_aerial_view%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_04649u.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Night_aerial_view%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_04649u.jpg/440px-Night_aerial_view%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_04649u.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6144" data-file-height="4096" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas Strip</a> looking south at night</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palazzo_Casino,_Las_Vegas_(3479650636).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Palazzo_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas_%283479650636%29.jpg/220px-Palazzo_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas_%283479650636%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Palazzo_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas_%283479650636%29.jpg/330px-Palazzo_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas_%283479650636%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Palazzo_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas_%283479650636%29.jpg/440px-Palazzo_Casino%2C_Las_Vegas_%283479650636%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2722" data-file-height="1856" /></a><figcaption>Exterior of the <a href="/wiki/The_Palazzo" title="The Palazzo">Palazzo</a> hotel. A major part of the city economy is based on tourism including gambling and ultra-luxury hotels.</figcaption></figure> <p>While Las Vegas has historically attracted high-stake gamblers from around the world, it is now facing tougher competition from the UK, Hong Kong and Macau (China), Eastern Europe and developing areas in the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Las Vegas has recently enjoyed a boom in population and tourism. The urban area has grown outward so quickly that it borders <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Land_Management" title="Bureau of Land Management">Bureau of Land Management</a> holdings along its edges. This has led to an increase in land values such that medium- and high-density development is occurring closer to the core. The <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinatown, Las Vegas">Chinatown of Las Vegas</a> was constructed in the early 1990s on Spring Mountain Road. Chinatown initially consisted of only one large shopping center complex, but the area was expanded with shopping centers that contain various Asian businesses. Over the past few years, retirees have been moving to the metro area, driving businesses that support them from housing to health care. </p><p>While the cost of housing spiked up over 40% in 2004, the lack of <a href="/wiki/Corporate_tax" title="Corporate tax">business</a> and <a href="/wiki/Income_tax" title="Income tax">income taxes</a> still makes Nevada an attractive place for many companies to relocate to or expand existing operations. Being a true twenty-four-hour city, <a href="/wiki/Call_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Call center">call centers</a> have always seemed to find Las Vegas a good place to hire workers who are accustomed to working at all hours.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Construction_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Construction industry">construction industry</a> accounts for a share of the economy in Las Vegas. Hotel casinos planned for the Strip can take years to build and employ thousands of workers. Developers discovered that there was demand for <a href="/wiki/High-end" class="mw-redirect" title="High-end">high-end</a> <a href="/wiki/Condominium_(living_space)" class="mw-redirect" title="Condominium (living space)">condominiums</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2005, <a href="/wiki/List_of_condominiums_in_Las_Vegas" title="List of condominiums in Las Vegas">more than 100 condominium buildings</a> were in various stages of development,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, in 2008, the construction industry went into a downturn due to the <a href="/wiki/Great_Recession" title="Great Recession">Great Recession</a>, though the industry has since seen a rebound. </p><p>In 2000, more than 21,000 new homes and 26,000 resale homes were purchased. In early 2005, there were 20 residential development projects of more than 300 acres (120 ha) each underway. During that same period, Las Vegas was regarded as the fastest-growing community in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. </p><p>Other promising residential and office developments have begun construction around <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Las_Vegas" title="Downtown Las Vegas">Downtown Las Vegas</a>. New condominium and high-rise hotel projects have changed the Las Vegas skyline dramatically in recent years. Many large high-rise projects are planned for Downtown Las Vegas, as well as the Las Vegas Strip.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Construction">Construction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Las_Vegas" title="List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas">List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg/220px-Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg/330px-Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg/440px-Vegas_Strip_from_Stratosphere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2784" data-file-height="1856" /></a><figcaption>Construction on The Strip (2009)</figcaption></figure> <p>Construction in Las Vegas is a major industry and quickly growing with the population. In March 2011, construction employed 40,700 people and is expected to grow with the recovering economy.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the mega resorts that define Las Vegas today began going up in the early 1970s, construction has played a vital role in both commercial and non commercial developments. Cranes are a constant part of the Las Vegas Skyline. At any given time there are 300 new homes being constructed in Las Vegas.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In addition, in recent years <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (January 2025)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> Las Vegas has seen a spike in high-rise housing units. New suburban master planned communities are also becoming common in Las Vegas ever since <a href="/wiki/The_Howard_Hughes_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="The Howard Hughes Corporation">The Howard Hughes Corporation</a> began work on Summerlin, an upper-class community on the west side of the valley. </p><p>The massive <a href="/wiki/CityCenter" title="CityCenter">CityCenter</a> project, by <a href="/wiki/MGM_Mirage" class="mw-redirect" title="MGM Mirage">MGM Mirage</a>, broke ground on the Strip in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It put a massive strain on the construction ability and workforce of the area due to number of laborers and amount of materials required. Because of this, prices of almost any construction project in Las Vegas doubled.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The project was completed in 2009 and includes multiple hotels and condominiums, as well as shopping and a casino. At a cost of $8.5 billion, it is the most expensive privately funded construction project in U.S. history.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Tropicana Hotel, opened in 1957, will be demolished in April 2025 in order to create a new baseball stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bally%27s_Corporation" title="Bally's Corporation">Bally's Corporation</a>, the owner of the hotel, indicated that upon completion of the stadium it would further develop the site.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Housing">Housing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Housing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Traditionally, housing consisted primarily of <a href="/wiki/Single-family_detached_home" title="Single-family detached home">single-family detached homes</a>. <a href="/wiki/Slab-on-grade_foundations" class="mw-redirect" title="Slab-on-grade foundations">Slab-on-grade foundations</a> are the common base for residential buildings in the valley. <a href="/wiki/Apartment" title="Apartment">Apartments</a> generally were two-story buildings. Until the 1990s, there were exceptions, but they were few and far between. In the 1990s, <a href="/wiki/Turnberry_Associates" title="Turnberry Associates">Turnberry Associates</a> constructed the first high rise condominium towers. Prior to this, there were only a handful of mid-rise multi-family buildings. By the mid-2000s, there was a major move into high rise condominiums towers, which affected the region's <a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Las_Vegas" title="List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas">skyline</a> around the Strip. </p><p>The Las Vegas Valley is home to various suburban <a href="/wiki/Planned_community" title="Planned community">master planned communities</a> that include extensive recreational amenities such as lakes, golf courses, parks, bike paths and jogging trails. Planned communities in the valley include <a href="/wiki/Aliante,_North_Las_Vegas" title="Aliante, North Las Vegas">Aliante</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthem,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthem, Nevada">Anthem</a>, Cadence, Centennial Hills, <a href="/wiki/Green_Valley,_Henderson" title="Green Valley, Henderson">Green Valley</a>, Inspirada, <a href="/wiki/Lake_Las_Vegas" title="Lake Las Vegas">Lake Las Vegas</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Lakes,_Las_Vegas" title="The Lakes, Las Vegas">The Lakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mountain%27s_Edge,_Nevada" title="Mountain's Edge, Nevada">Mountain's Edge</a>, Peccole Ranch, Providence, <a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Ranch" title="Rhodes Ranch">Rhodes Ranch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seven_Hills,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven Hills, Nevada">Seven Hills</a>, Skye Canyon, <a href="/wiki/Southern_Highlands,_Nevada" title="Southern Highlands, Nevada">Southern Highlands</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Summerlin,_Nevada" title="Summerlin, Nevada">Summerlin</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Technology_companies">Technology companies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Technology companies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg/220px-Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg/330px-Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg/440px-Bigelow_Aerospace_facilities.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption>A full-scale mockup of Bigelow Aerospace's Space Station Alpha inside their facility in <a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">North Las Vegas</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Some technology companies have either relocated to Las Vegas or were created there. For various reasons, Las Vegas has had a high concentration of technology companies in electronic gaming and telecommunications industries.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag needs further explanation. (January 2025)">further explanation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Some current technology companies in southern Nevada include: <a href="/wiki/Bigelow_Aerospace" title="Bigelow Aerospace">Bigelow Aerospace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petroglyph_(game_studio)" class="mw-redirect" title="Petroglyph (game studio)">Petroglyph</a>, <a href="/wiki/Switch_(company)" title="Switch (company)">Switch Communications</a>, US Support LLC, Fanatics, and <a href="/wiki/Zappos" title="Zappos">Zappos</a>. </p><p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Electric_vehicle" title="Electric vehicle">Electric vehicle</a> startup <a href="/wiki/Faraday_Future" title="Faraday Future">Faraday Future</a> has chosen North Las Vegas's Apex Industrial Park for its $1 billion car factory. </p><p>Companies that originally were formed in the Las Vegas region, but have since sold or relocated include <a href="/wiki/Westwood_Studios" title="Westwood Studios">Westwood Studios</a> (sold to <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a>), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Systems_Research_%26_Development_(company)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Systems Research & Development (company) (page does not exist)">Systems Research & Development</a> (Sold to <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>), <a href="/wiki/Yellowpages.com" title="Yellowpages.com">Yellowpages.com</a> (Sold to <a href="/wiki/BellSouth" title="BellSouth">BellSouth</a> and <a href="/wiki/SBC_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="SBC Communications">SBC</a>), and MPower Communications. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg/220px-Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="228" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg/330px-Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg/440px-Welcome_to_fabulous_las_vegas_sign.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="623" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Fabulous_Las_Vegas_sign" title="Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign">Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The major attractions in the Las Vegas Valley are the hotel/casinos. These hotels generally consist of large gambling areas, theaters for live performances, shopping, bars/clubs, and several restaurants and cafes. There are clusters of large hotel/casinos located in both <a href="/wiki/Downtown_(Nevada_gaming_area)" title="Downtown (Nevada gaming area)">downtown Las Vegas</a> and on the <a href="/wiki/LV_Strip_(Nevada_gaming_area)" title="LV Strip (Nevada gaming area)">Las Vegas Strip</a>. The largest hotels are mainly located on the Strip,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is a four-mile section of Las Vegas Boulevard. These hotels provide thousands of rooms of various sizes. Fifteen of the world's 30 largest hotels by room count are on the Strip, with a total of over 62,000 rooms. There are many hotel/casinos in the city's downtown area as well, which was the original focal point of the Valley's gaming industry. Several hotel/casinos ranging from large to small are also located around the city and metro area. Many of the largest hotel, casino, and resort properties in the world are located on the Las Vegas Strip. </p><p>The valley's casinos can be grouped into several locations. The largest is the Las Vegas Strip, followed by Downtown Las Vegas, and then the smaller <a href="/wiki/Boulder_Strip_(Nevada_gaming_area)" title="Boulder Strip (Nevada gaming area)">Boulder Strip</a>. There are also several one-off single standing hotel/casinos dotted around the valley and the metro area. </p><p>In 2011, the majority of tourists arrived from the western states (55%) with 31% from California alone. Approximately 16% of tourists arrived from outside North America.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shopping">Shopping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Shopping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino,_Las_Vegas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino%2C_Las_Vegas.jpg/220px-Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino%2C_Las_Vegas.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino%2C_Las_Vegas.jpg/330px-Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino%2C_Las_Vegas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino%2C_Las_Vegas.jpg/440px-Shops_in_the_Bellagio_casino%2C_Las_Vegas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1776" data-file-height="1182" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Chanel" title="Chanel">Chanel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Giorgio_Armani" title="Giorgio Armani">Giorgio Armani</a> boutiques at Via Bellagio</figcaption></figure> <p>Las Vegas has expanded its attractiveness to visitors by offering both affordable and high-end merchandise in many shops and shopping malls. Many hotels on the Las Vegas Strip also have adjacent shopping malls, giving the Las Vegas area the highest concentration of shopping malls in any four mile stretch of road. In addition to the malls on the Strip, there are several outlying malls in the City of Las Vegas, Henderson, and the surrounding area. The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Monorail" title="Las Vegas Monorail">monorail</a>, lying somewhat east of the Strip, facilitates north–south travel, including stations at several casinos and the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center" title="Las Vegas Convention Center">Las Vegas Convention Center</a>. </p><p>Major shopping attractions include: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bonanza_Gift_Shop" title="Bonanza Gift Shop">Bonanza Gift Shop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Boulevard_Mall" title="The Boulevard Mall">The Boulevard Mall</a></li> <li>Broadacres Marketplace<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Shops_at_Crystals" title="The Shops at Crystals">The Shops at Crystals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Summerlin_(shopping_center)" title="Downtown Summerlin (shopping center)">Downtown Summerlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galleria_at_Sunset" title="Galleria at Sunset">Galleria at Sunset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canal_Shoppes" title="Grand Canal Shoppes">Grand Canal Shoppes</a></li> <li>Fantastic Indoor Swap Meet<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fashion_Show_Mall" title="Fashion Show Mall">Fashion Show Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_Shops_at_Caesars" title="The Forum Shops at Caesars">The Forum Shops at Caesars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Premium_Outlets" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas Premium Outlets">Las Vegas Premium Outlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadows_Mall" title="Meadows Mall">Meadows Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_Mile_Shops" title="Miracle Mile Shops">Miracle Mile Shops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stratosphere_Tower_Shops" class="mw-redirect" title="Stratosphere Tower Shops">Stratosphere Tower Shops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tivoli_Village" title="Tivoli Village">Tivoli Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_Square_(Las_Vegas)" title="Town Square (Las Vegas)">Town Square</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conventions">Conventions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Conventions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Las Vegas holds many of the world's largest conventions each year, including <a href="/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumer Electronics Show">CES</a>, <a href="/wiki/SEMA_(association)" title="SEMA (association)">SEMA</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Conexpo-Con/Agg" title="Conexpo-Con/Agg">Conexpo</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center" title="Las Vegas Convention Center">Las Vegas Convention Center</a> is one of the largest in the world with 1,940,631 sq ft (180,290.5 m<sup>2</sup>) of exhibit space. These events bring in an estimated $7.4 billion of revenue to the city each year, and host over 5 million attendees.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed-hover"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Las_Vegas,_Planet_Hollywood.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Las Vegas Boulevard facing south and Planet Hollywood Las Vegas"><img alt="Las Vegas Boulevard facing south and Planet Hollywood Las Vegas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Las_Vegas%2C_Planet_Hollywood.jpg/271px-Las_Vegas%2C_Planet_Hollywood.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Las_Vegas%2C_Planet_Hollywood.jpg/407px-Las_Vegas%2C_Planet_Hollywood.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Las_Vegas%2C_Planet_Hollywood.jpg/542px-Las_Vegas%2C_Planet_Hollywood.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1329" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 161px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Boulevard" title="Las Vegas Boulevard">Las Vegas Boulevard</a> facing south and <a href="/wiki/Planet_Hollywood_Las_Vegas" title="Planet Hollywood Las Vegas">Planet Hollywood Las Vegas</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fremont East"><img alt="Fremont East" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg/270px-Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg/405px-Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg/540px-Fremont_East_District_Neon_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 160px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fremont_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Fremont East">Fremont East</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 188.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 186.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The Bellagio (left) and Caesar's Palace (right)"><img alt="The Bellagio (left) and Caesar's Palace (right)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG/280px-Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="187" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG/420px-Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG/560px-Bellagio_caesar%27s_palace_2010.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4168" data-file-height="2680" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 167px"><div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Bellagio_(resort)" title="Bellagio (resort)">Bellagio</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Caesar%27s_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Caesar's Palace">Caesar's Palace</a> (right)</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 213.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="MacDonald Highlands, one of many affluent neighborhoods in the valley"><img alt="MacDonald Highlands, one of many affluent neighborhoods in the valley" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg/320px-MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg" decoding="async" width="214" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg/480px-MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg/640px-MacDonaldHighlands1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="576" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 194px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/MacDonald_Highlands" title="MacDonald Highlands">MacDonald Highlands</a>, one of many affluent neighborhoods in the valley</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="CityCenter complex"><img alt="CityCenter complex" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg/271px-Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg/406px-Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg/542px-Project_CityCenter_in_Las_Vegas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5753" data-file-height="3825" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 161px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/CityCenter" title="CityCenter">CityCenter complex</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Wynn_(9638502887).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wynn Las Vegas"><img alt="Wynn Las Vegas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/The_Wynn_%289638502887%29.jpg/240px-The_Wynn_%289638502887%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/The_Wynn_%289638502887%29.jpg/360px-The_Wynn_%289638502887%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/The_Wynn_%289638502887%29.jpg/480px-The_Wynn_%289638502887%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 140px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Wynn_Las_Vegas" title="Wynn Las Vegas">Wynn Las Vegas</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 151.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 149.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fashionshowmall.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Fashion Show Mall"><img alt="The Fashion Show Mall" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Fashionshowmall.jpg/224px-Fashionshowmall.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Fashionshowmall.jpg/335px-Fashionshowmall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Fashionshowmall.jpg/447px-Fashionshowmall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3073" data-file-height="2474" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 130px"><div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Fashion_Show_Mall" title="Fashion Show Mall">Fashion Show Mall</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fountains_and_Rainbow_@_Bellagio,_Las_Vegas_(2597936256).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Fountains of Bellagio"><img alt="Fountains of Bellagio" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Fountains_and_Rainbow_%40_Bellagio%2C_Las_Vegas_%282597936256%29.jpg/271px-Fountains_and_Rainbow_%40_Bellagio%2C_Las_Vegas_%282597936256%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Fountains_and_Rainbow_%40_Bellagio%2C_Las_Vegas_%282597936256%29.jpg/406px-Fountains_and_Rainbow_%40_Bellagio%2C_Las_Vegas_%282597936256%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Fountains_and_Rainbow_%40_Bellagio%2C_Las_Vegas_%282597936256%29.jpg/542px-Fountains_and_Rainbow_%40_Bellagio%2C_Las_Vegas_%282597936256%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 161px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fountains_of_Bellagio" title="Fountains of Bellagio">Fountains of Bellagio</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment,_City_Center,_Las_Vegas,_Nevada,_USA_(8477909548).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Crystals at CityCenter"><img alt="Crystals at CityCenter" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment%2C_City_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%288477909548%29.jpg/240px-Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment%2C_City_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%288477909548%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment%2C_City_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%288477909548%29.jpg/360px-Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment%2C_City_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%288477909548%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment%2C_City_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%288477909548%29.jpg/480px-Crystals_Retail_and_Entertainment%2C_City_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada%2C_USA_%288477909548%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 140px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/The_Crystals_(Las_Vegas)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Crystals (Las Vegas)">Crystals at CityCenter</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 103.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 101.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown,_Las_Vegas,_NV,_USA_-_panoramio_(6).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="High Roller"><img alt="High Roller" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Downtown%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%286%29.jpg/152px-Downtown%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%286%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="102" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Downtown%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%286%29.jpg/229px-Downtown%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%286%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Downtown%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%286%29.jpg/305px-Downtown%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV%2C_USA_-_panoramio_%286%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2701" data-file-height="3188" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 82px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/High_Roller_(Ferris_wheel)" title="High Roller (Ferris wheel)">High Roller</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Caesars_Palace,_Las_Vegas_(5527011351).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Forum Shops at Caesars"><img alt="The Forum Shops at Caesars" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Caesars_Palace%2C_Las_Vegas_%285527011351%29.jpg/271px-Caesars_Palace%2C_Las_Vegas_%285527011351%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="181" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Caesars_Palace%2C_Las_Vegas_%285527011351%29.jpg/406px-Caesars_Palace%2C_Las_Vegas_%285527011351%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Caesars_Palace%2C_Las_Vegas_%285527011351%29.jpg/541px-Caesars_Palace%2C_Las_Vegas_%285527011351%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1760" data-file-height="1171" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 161px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/The_Forum_Shops_at_Caesars" title="The Forum Shops at Caesars">The Forum Shops at Caesars</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 234px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 232px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_(25112604635).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area"><img alt="Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_%2825112604635%29.jpg/348px-Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_%2825112604635%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="232" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_%2825112604635%29.jpg/522px-Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_%2825112604635%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_%2825112604635%29.jpg/696px-Red_Rock_Canyon_NCA_%2825112604635%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3879" data-file-height="2007" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 212px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area" title="Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area">Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 216.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 214.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arts_District,_Las_Vegas,_United_States_(Unsplash).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Las Vegas Arts District"><img alt="Las Vegas Arts District" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Arts_District%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/322px-Arts_District%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Arts_District%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/482px-Arts_District%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Arts_District%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/643px-Arts_District%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4701" data-file-height="2633" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 195px"><div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Arts_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas Arts District">Las Vegas Arts District</a></div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:One_Magic_Mountain_(Unsplash).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seven Magic Mountains"><img alt="Seven Magic Mountains" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/One_Magic_Mountain_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/270px-One_Magic_Mountain_%28Unsplash%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/One_Magic_Mountain_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/405px-One_Magic_Mountain_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/One_Magic_Mountain_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/540px-One_Magic_Mountain_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6720" data-file-height="4480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 160px"><div class="gallerytext"><i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Magic_Mountains" title="Seven Magic Mountains">Seven Magic Mountains</a></i></div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_and_the_arts">Culture and the arts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Culture and the arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg/220px-The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg/330px-The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg/440px-The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts_%26_DISCOVERY_Children%27s_Museum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3688" data-file-height="2195" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="Smith Center for the Performing Arts">Smith Center for the Performing Arts</a> located in downtown Las Vegas</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Smith_Center,_Las_Vegas,_United_States_(Unsplash).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Smith_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/220px-The_Smith_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Smith_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/330px-The_Smith_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/The_Smith_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg/440px-The_Smith_Center%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_United_States_%28Unsplash%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4896" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Reynolds Hall main stage at The Smith Center</figcaption></figure> <p>The "First Friday" celebration, held on the first Friday of each month, exhibits the works of local artists and musicians in an area just south of downtown. The city is home to an extensive <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Arts_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Arts District">Downtown Arts District</a> which hosts numerous galleries, film festivals, and events.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nevada_Zoological-Botanical_Park" title="Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park">Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park</a>, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Zoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas Zoo">Las Vegas Zoo</a>, used to exhibit over 150 species of animals and plants. The Zoo closed its doors in September 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Shark_Reef_Aquarium" title="Shark Reef Aquarium">Shark Reef Aquarium</a> at Mandalay Bay is the only aquarium that is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Zoos_and_Aquariums" title="Association of Zoos and Aquariums">Association of Zoos and Aquariums</a> in the state of Nevada. It features over 2,000 animals and 1,200 species in 1.6 million gallons of seawater. </p><p>The $485 million <a href="/wiki/Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" title="Smith Center for the Performing Arts">Smith Center for the Performing Arts</a> is located downtown in <a href="/wiki/Symphony_Park" title="Symphony Park">Symphony Park</a>. The center is appropriate for Broadway shows and other major touring attractions as well as orchestral, opera, choir, jazz, and dance performances. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bellagio_Gallery_of_Fine_Art" title="Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art">Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art</a> is a facility presenting high-quality art exhibitions from major national and international museums. Past exhibits have included the works of <a href="/wiki/Andy_Warhol" title="Andy Warhol">Andy Warhol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Calder" title="Alexander Calder">Alexander Calder</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Carl_Faberg%C3%A9" title="Peter Carl Fabergé">Peter Carl Fabergé</a>. A self-guided audio tour is also offered. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Natural_History_Museum" title="Las Vegas Natural History Museum">Las Vegas Natural History Museum</a> features robot dinosaurs, live fish, and more than 26 species of preserved animals. There are several "hands-on" areas where animals can be petted. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/National_Atomic_Testing_Museum" title="National Atomic Testing Museum">Atomic Testing Museum</a>, affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>, houses artifacts from the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site" title="Nevada Test Site">Nevada Test Site</a> and records the dramatic history of the atomic age through a series of interactive modules, timelines, films, and actual equipment and gadgets from the site. </p><p>In 2019, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> noted that there was a "burgeoning literary scene" at Las Vegas centered around the Black Mountain Institute, a literature organization at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a>, and its literary magazine, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Believer_(magazine)" title="The Believer (magazine)">The Believer</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The valley is home to numerous other art galleries, orchestras, ballets, theaters, sculptures, and museums as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CineVegas" title="CineVegas">CineVegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helldorado_Days_(Las_Vegas)" title="Helldorado Days (Las Vegas)">Helldorado Days</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_Daisy_Carnival" title="Electric Daisy Carnival">Electric Daisy Carnival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_San_Gennaro" title="Feast of San Gennaro">Feast of San Gennaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Pride_Festival" title="Las Vegas Pride Festival">Las Vegas Pride Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Dam_Short_Film_Festival" title="The Dam Short Film Festival">The Dam Short Film Festival</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Beautiful_(music_festival)" class="mw-redirect" title="Life Is Beautiful (music festival)">Life is Beautiful</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gardens">Gardens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Gardens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG/220px-Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG/330px-Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG/440px-Bellagio_garden_crystal_ball.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Bellagio_(hotel_and_casino)#Conservatory_and_botanical_gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Bellagio (hotel and casino)">Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Bible_Botanical_Garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Bible Botanical Garden">Alan Bible Botanical Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethel_M_Botanical_Cactus_Garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden">Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bellagio_(hotel_and_casino)#Conservatory_and_botanical_gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Bellagio (hotel and casino)">Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Gardens_at_the_Las_Vegas_Springs_Preserve" title="The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve">The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNLV_Arboretum" title="UNLV Arboretum">UNLV Arboretum</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Libraries_and_bookstores">Libraries and bookstores</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Libraries and bookstores"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Liedlibrary1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Liedlibrary1.JPG/220px-Liedlibrary1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Liedlibrary1.JPG/330px-Liedlibrary1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Liedlibrary1.JPG/440px-Liedlibrary1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Lied_Library" title="Lied Library">Lied Library</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Writer%27s_Block" title="The Writer's Block">The Writer's Block</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_Studies_Library" title="Architecture Studies Library">Architecture Studies Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas%E2%80%93Clark_County_Library_District" title="Las Vegas–Clark County Library District">Las Vegas–Clark County Library District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lied_Library" title="Lied Library">Lied Library</a> (at UNLV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas_Library_District" class="mw-redirect" title="North Las Vegas Library District">North Las Vegas Library District</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Museums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atomic_Testing_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Atomic Testing Museum">Atomic Testing Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlesque_Hall_of_Fame" title="Burlesque Hall of Fame">Burlesque Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County_Heritage_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark County Heritage Museum">Clark County Heritage Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Children%27s_Museum" title="Discovery Children's Museum">Discovery Children's Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erotic_Heritage_Museum" title="Erotic Heritage Museum">Erotic Heritage Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_W._Cannon_Aviation_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum">Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Quad_Auto_Collection" class="mw-redirect" title="The Quad Auto Collection">The Linq Auto Collection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Art_Museum" title="Las Vegas Art Museum">Las Vegas Art Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Museum_of_Organized_Crime_and_Law_Enforcement" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement">Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Natural_History_Museum" title="Las Vegas Natural History Museum">Las Vegas Natural History Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberace_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberace Museum">Liberace Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost_City_Museum" title="Lost City Museum">Lost City Museum</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds" title="Madame Tussauds">Madame Tussauds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Barrick_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Marjorie Barrick Museum">Marjorie Barrick Museum</a> (at UNLV)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neon_Museum" title="Neon Museum">Neon Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Museum,_Las_Vegas" title="Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas">Nevada State Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Southern_Railroad_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada Southern Railroad Museum">Nevada Southern Railroad Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pinball Hall of Fame">Pinball Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Shelby Museum">Shelby Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Nevada_Museum_of_Fine_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art">Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunderbirds_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunderbirds Museum">Thunderbirds Museum</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parks_and_attractions">Parks and attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Parks and attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg/220px-Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg/330px-Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg/440px-Spring_Flowers_in_Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>Wildflowers in <a href="/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area" title="Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area">Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg/220px-Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg/330px-Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg/440px-Mount_Charleston_and_Trout_Canyon_aerial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2418" data-file-height="1411" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Mount_Charleston" title="Mount Charleston">Mount Charleston</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acacia_Demonstration_Gardens" title="Acacia Demonstration Gardens">Acacia Demonstration Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Amanda_%26_Stacy_Darling_Memorial_Tennis_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="The Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center">The Amanda & Stacy Darling Memorial Tennis Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bettye_Wilson_Soccer_Complex" title="Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex">Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County_Shooting_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark County Shooting Park">Clark County Shooting Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County_Wetlands_Park" title="Clark County Wetlands Park">Clark County Wetlands Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Lamb_Park_at_Tule_Springs" title="Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs">Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoover_Dam" title="Hoover Dam">Hoover Dam</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Mead_National_Recreation_Area" title="Lake Mead National Recreation Area">Lake Mead National Recreation Area</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway" title="Las Vegas Motor Speedway">Las Vegas Motor Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Springs_Preserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Las Vegas Springs Preserve">Las Vegas Springs Preserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Charleston" title="Mount Charleston">Mount Charleston</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Las_Vegas_Mormon_Fort_State_Historic_Park" title="Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park">Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Rock_Canyon_National_Conservation_Area" title="Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area">Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Mountains_National_Recreation_Area" title="Spring Mountains National Recreation Area">Spring Mountains National Recreation Area</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Park,_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunset Park, Las Vegas">Sunset Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tule_Springs_Fossil_Beds_National_Monument" title="Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument">Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valley_of_Fire_State_Park" title="Valley of Fire State Park">Valley of Fire State Park</a><sup id="cite_ref-nb1_67-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb1 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cowabunga_Canyon_Waterpark" title="Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark">Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theaters">Theaters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Theaters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huntridge_Theater" title="Huntridge Theater">Huntridge Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Burton_Theatre" title="Lance Burton Theatre">Lance Burton Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Little_Theater" title="Las Vegas Little Theater">Las Vegas Little Theater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Smith_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="The Smith Center for the Performing Arts">The Smith Center for the Performing Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theatre_for_the_Performing_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatre for the Performing Arts">Theatre for the Performing Arts</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Nevada_Zoological-Botanical_Park" title="Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park">Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shark_Reef_at_Mandalay_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay">Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siegfried_%26_Roy%27s_Secret_Garden_and_Dolphin_Habitat" class="mw-redirect" title="Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat">Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-nb1-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-nb1_67-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">While outside of the Valley, considered to be a Las Vegas destination due to close proximity.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:1008px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Las Vegas Strip in 2004, as seen from the top of the Rio. The Strip is largely within Paradise."><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg/1000px-The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg" decoding="async" width="1000" height="244" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg/1500px-The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg/2000px-The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6185" data-file-height="1511" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Vegas_Strip_as_seen_from_the_top_of_the_Rio.jpg" title="File:The Vegas Strip as seen from the top of the Rio.jpg"> </a></div>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas Strip</a> in 2004, as seen from the top of the Rio. The Strip is largely within <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise</a>.</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">Boulder City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="North Las Vegas, Nevada">North Las Vegas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Las_Vegas_neighborhoods">Las Vegas neighborhoods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Las Vegas neighborhoods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aliante,_North_Las_Vegas" title="Aliante, North Las Vegas">Aliante</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthem,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthem, Nevada">Anthem/Anthem Country Club</a></li> <li>Cadence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centennial_Hills,_Las_Vegas" title="Centennial Hills, Las Vegas">Centennial Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinatown, Las Vegas">Chinatown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Las_Vegas" title="Downtown Las Vegas">Downtown Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Valley,_Henderson" title="Green Valley, Henderson">Green Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Las_Vegas" title="Lake Las Vegas">Lake Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Country_Club" title="Las Vegas Country Club">Las Vegas Country Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacDonald_Highlands" title="MacDonald Highlands">MacDonald Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain%27s_Edge,_Nevada" title="Mountain's Edge, Nevada">Mountain's Edge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradise_Palms" title="Paradise Palms">Paradise Palms</a></li> <li>Queensridge & <a href="/wiki/One_Queensridge_Place" title="One Queensridge Place">One Queensridge Place</a></li> <li>Red Rock Country Club</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhodes_Ranch" title="Rhodes Ranch">Rhodes Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seven_Hills,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="Seven Hills, Nevada">Seven Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Highlands,_Nevada" title="Southern Highlands, Nevada">Southern Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Highlands_Golf_Club" title="Southern Highlands Golf Club">Southern Highlands Golf Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summerlin,_Nevada" title="Summerlin, Nevada">Summerlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summerlin_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Summerlin South">Summerlin South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lakes,_Las_Vegas" title="The Lakes, Las Vegas">The Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summerlin_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Summerlin South">The Ridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuscany_Village" title="Tuscany Village">Tuscany Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Las_Vegas" title="West Las Vegas">West Las Vegas</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places">Census-designated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Census-designated places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SummerlinEntrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SummerlinEntrance.jpg/220px-SummerlinEntrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SummerlinEntrance.jpg/330px-SummerlinEntrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/SummerlinEntrance.jpg/440px-SummerlinEntrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="749" data-file-height="493" /></a><figcaption>The entrance to <a href="/wiki/Summerlin" class="mw-redirect" title="Summerlin">Summerlin</a>, an affluent <a href="/wiki/Planned_community" title="Planned community">planned community</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Diamond,_Nevada" title="Blue Diamond, Nevada">Blue Diamond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise,_Nevada" title="Enterprise, Nevada">Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Valley,_Nevada" title="Spring Valley, Nevada">Spring Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summerlin_South,_Nevada" title="Summerlin South, Nevada">Summerlin South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunrise_Manor,_Nevada" title="Sunrise Manor, Nevada">Sunrise Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitney,_Nevada" title="Whitney, Nevada">Whitney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Nevada" title="Winchester, Nevada">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_communities">Other communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Other communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sloan,_Nevada" title="Sloan, Nevada">Sloan</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Review-Journal" title="Las Vegas Review-Journal">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a></i>, the area's largest daily newspaper, is published every morning. It was formed in 1909 but has roots back to 1905. It is the largest newspaper in Nevada and is ranked as one of the top 25 newspapers in the United States by circulation. In 2000, the Review-Journal installed the largest newspaper printing press in the world. It cost $40 million, weighs 910 tons and consists of 16 towers.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The newspaper was owned by casino magnate <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson" title="Sheldon Adelson">Sheldon Adelson</a>, who purchased the newspaper for $140 million in December 2015. In 2018, the Review-Journal received the <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Delta_Chi_Award" title="Sigma Delta Chi Award">Sigma Delta Chi Award</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Professional_Journalists" title="Society of Professional Journalists">Society of Professional Journalists</a> for reporting the <a href="/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting" title="2017 Las Vegas shooting">2017 Las Vegas shooting</a>. In 2018, Editor and Publisher magazine named the Review-Journal as one of 10 newspapers in the United States "doing it right".<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Sun" title="Las Vegas Sun">Las Vegas Sun</a></i> is a daily 8-page newspaper distributed as a section of the Review-Journal. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with <a href="/wiki/Greenspun_Media_Group" title="Greenspun Media Group">Greenspun Media Group</a>. The Sun was founded in 1950 and in 1989 entered into a <a href="/wiki/Joint_Operating_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Operating Agreement">Joint Operating Agreement</a> with the Review-Journal, which runs through 2040. It has been described as "politically liberal."<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, the Sun was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Public_Service" title="Pulitzer Prize for Public Service">Pulitzer Prize for Public Service</a> for coverage of the high death rate of construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip amid lax enforcement of regulations.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Weekly" title="Las Vegas Weekly">Las Vegas Weekly</a></i> is a free <a href="/wiki/Alternative_weekly" class="mw-redirect" title="Alternative weekly">alternative weekly</a> newspaper based in <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson, Nevada</a>. It covers Las Vegas arts, entertainment, culture and news. Las Vegas Weekly was founded in 1992 and is published by Greenspun Media Group.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadcast">Broadcast</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Las Vegas is served by 22 television and 46 radio stations. The area is also served by two NOAA Weather Radio transmitters (162.55 MHz located in Boulder City and 162.40 MHz located on <a href="/wiki/Potosi_Mountain_(Nevada)" title="Potosi Mountain (Nevada)">Mount Potosi</a>). </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Las_Vegas_Radio" title="Template:Las Vegas Radio">Radio stations in Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Las_Vegas_TV" title="Template:Las Vegas TV">Television stations in Las Vegas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazines">Magazines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Magazines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Desert_Companion" class="mw-redirect" title="Desert Companion">Desert Companion</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Weekly" title="Las Vegas Weekly">Las Vegas Weekly</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Luxury_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Luxury Las Vegas">Luxury Las Vegas</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MonorailAtSahara.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/MonorailAtSahara.JPG/220px-MonorailAtSahara.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/MonorailAtSahara.JPG/330px-MonorailAtSahara.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/MonorailAtSahara.JPG/440px-MonorailAtSahara.JPG 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Monorail" title="Las Vegas Monorail">Las Vegas Monorail</a> pulling into the <a href="/wiki/Sahara" title="Sahara">Sahara</a> station in Paradise</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3,_Oct_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3%2C_Oct_2016.jpg/220px-McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3%2C_Oct_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3%2C_Oct_2016.jpg/330px-McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3%2C_Oct_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3%2C_Oct_2016.jpg/440px-McCarran_Airport_Terminal_3%2C_Oct_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid_International_Airport" title="Harry Reid International Airport">Harry Reid International Airport</a> Terminal 3</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG/220px-A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG/330px-A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG/440px-A_jetBlue%27s_jet_is_taking_off_from_McCarran_Airport.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/JetBlue" title="JetBlue">JetBlue</a> <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A320">Airbus A320</a> taking off from Harry Reid International Airport</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid_International_Airport" title="Harry Reid International Airport">Harry Reid International Airport</a> (LAS) provides commercial flights into the Las Vegas Valley. The airport serves domestic, international and cargo flights, as well as some private aircraft. <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">General aviation</a> traffic, however, will typically use the much smaller <a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas_Airport" title="North Las Vegas Airport">North Las Vegas Airport</a> or <a href="/wiki/List_of_Airports_in_Clark_County,_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Airports in Clark County, Nevada">other airfields</a> in the county. Public transportation is provided by <a href="/wiki/RTC_Transit" title="RTC Transit">RTC Transit</a>. Numerous bus routes cover Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and other suburban areas. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Monorail" title="Las Vegas Monorail">Las Vegas Monorail</a> runs from <a href="/wiki/MGM_Grand_Las_Vegas" title="MGM Grand Las Vegas">MGM Grand Las Vegas</a> at the south end of the Strip to the <a href="/wiki/Sahara_Las_Vegas" title="Sahara Las Vegas">Sahara Las Vegas</a> at the north end of the Strip. The street <a href="/wiki/Numbering_scheme" title="Numbering scheme">numbering system</a> is divided by the following streets: </p> <ul><li>Westcliff Drive, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">US 95</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fremont_Street" title="Fremont Street">Fremont Street</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_159" title="Nevada State Route 159">Charleston Boulevard</a> divide the north–south block numbers from west to east.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Boulevard" title="Las Vegas Boulevard">Las Vegas Boulevard</a> divides the east–west streets from the Las Vegas Strip to near the Stratosphere, then Main Street becomes the dividing line from the Stratosphere to the North Las Vegas border, after which the Goldfield Street alignment officially divides east and west.</li> <li>On the east side of Las Vegas, block numbers between Charleston Boulevard and Washington Avenue are different along Nellis Boulevard, which is the eastern border of the city limits.</li> <li>All city street signs begin with a <i>N</i>, <i>S</i>, <i>W</i> or <i>E</i> designation.</li></ul> <p>Until 1997, the <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Desert_Wind" title="Desert Wind">Desert Wind</a></i> train service ran through Las Vegas using the <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific Railroad</a> (UP) rails that run through the city; Amtrak service to Las Vegas has since been replaced by Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach bus service. Plans to restore Los Angeles to Las Vegas Amtrak service using a <a href="/wiki/Talgo" title="Talgo">Talgo</a> train have been discussed but no plan for a replacement has been implemented. The Las Vegas Amtrak station was located in the <a href="/wiki/Plaza_Hotel_%26_Casino" title="Plaza Hotel & Casino">Plaza Hotel</a>. It had the distinction of being the only train station located in a casino. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Airports">Airports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Airports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_Executive_Airport" title="Henderson Executive Airport">Henderson Executive Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivanpah_Valley_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivanpah Valley Airport">Ivanpah Valley Airport</a> (planned)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Reid_International_Airport" title="Harry Reid International Airport">Harry Reid International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas_Airport" title="North Las Vegas Airport">North Las Vegas Airport</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail_and_bus">Rail and bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Rail and bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the Las Vegas area does not have any <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Passenger rail">passenger rail</a> service, <a href="/wiki/Brightline_West" title="Brightline West">Brightline West</a> intends to revive <a href="/wiki/Passenger_train" title="Passenger train">passenger trains</a> with a <a href="/wiki/High-speed_train" class="mw-redirect" title="High-speed train">high-speed train</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_station_(Brightline_West)" title="Las Vegas station (Brightline West)">Las Vegas station</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Cucamonga_station" title="Rancho Cucamonga station">Rancho Cucamonga station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Greater_Los_Angeles" title="Greater Los Angeles">Greater Los Angeles</a>. </p><p>Las Vegas receives about 30 <a href="/wiki/Freight_train" title="Freight train">freight trains</a> per day as of 2004<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, and serves as a district crew change point, requiring all trains to stop in downtown. Freight traffic was 179,284 cars in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-rtcsnv_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rtcsnv-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Existing_services">Existing services</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Existing services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RTC_Transit" title="RTC Transit">RTC Transit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Monorail" title="Las Vegas Monorail">Las Vegas Monorail</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Resort_trams">Resort trams</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Resort trams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aria_Express" title="Aria Express">Aria Express</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mandalay_Bay_Tram" title="Mandalay Bay Tram">Mandalay Bay Tram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mirage-Treasure_Island_Tram" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mirage-Treasure Island Tram">The Mirage-Treasure Island Tram</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vegas_by_night_(360655015).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Vegas_by_night_%28360655015%29.jpg/220px-Vegas_by_night_%28360655015%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Vegas_by_night_%28360655015%29.jpg/330px-Vegas_by_night_%28360655015%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Vegas_by_night_%28360655015%29.jpg/440px-Vegas_by_night_%28360655015%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2509" data-file-height="3828" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Boulevard" title="Las Vegas Boulevard">Las Vegas Boulevard</a> looking south from the <a href="/wiki/Stratosphere_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Stratosphere Las Vegas">Stratosphere</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Two major freeways—<a href="/wiki/Interstate_15_in_Nevada" title="Interstate 15 in Nevada">Interstate 15</a> and <a href="/wiki/Interstate_11" title="Interstate 11">Interstate 11</a> (including <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_93_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 93 in Nevada">US 93</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">US 95</a>)—cross in downtown Las Vegas. I-15 connects Las Vegas to Los Angeles and <a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, and heads northeast to <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> and beyond. I-11 goes northwest to the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Tribe_of_Paiute_Indians_of_the_Las_Vegas_Indian_Colony" title="Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony">Las Vegas Paiute Indian Reservation</a> and southeast to <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a>, bypassing downtown <a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">Boulder City</a> just to the south, and then to the <a href="/wiki/Mike_O%27Callaghan%E2%80%93Pat_Tillman_Memorial_Bridge" title="Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge">Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado River</a>, from there <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_93_in_Arizona" title="U.S. Route 93 in Arizona">U.S. Route 93</a> continues towards <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a>. I-11 will eventually be the connection from <a href="/wiki/Nogales,_Arizona" title="Nogales, Arizona">Nogales, Arizona</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Reno,_Nevada" title="Reno, Nevada">Reno</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sparks,_Nevada" title="Sparks, Nevada">Sparks</a> vicinity of either <a href="/wiki/Fernley,_Nevada" title="Fernley, Nevada">Fernley</a> or at the Reno Spaghetti Bowl in Reno when completed. US 95 connects the city to northwestern Nevada, including <a href="/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada" title="Carson City, Nevada">Carson City</a> (the state capitol) and Reno. US 93 splits from I-15 northeast of Las Vegas and goes north through the northeastern part of the state, serving <a href="/wiki/Ely,_Nevada" title="Ely, Nevada">Ely</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wells,_Nevada" title="Wells, Nevada">Wells</a> and US 95 heads south from I-11 and US 93 in Boulder City through far southeastern California. A three-quarters of the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Beltway" title="Las Vegas Beltway">Las Vegas Beltway</a> has been built, consisting of Interstate 215 on the south and Clark County 215 on the west and north. Other radial routes include <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_160" title="Nevada State Route 160">SR 160</a> to <a href="/wiki/Pahrump,_Nevada" title="Pahrump, Nevada">Pahrump</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_147" title="Nevada State Route 147">SR 147</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_564" title="Nevada State Route 564">SR 564</a> (former SR 146) to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Mead" title="Lake Mead">Lake Mead</a>. </p><p>With the notable exceptions of <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Boulevard" title="Las Vegas Boulevard">Las Vegas Boulevard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_582" title="Nevada State Route 582">Boulder Highway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_599" title="Nevada State Route 599">Tonopah Highway</a> (better known as the northern part of Rancho Drive), the majority of surface streets outside downtown Las Vegas are laid out along <a href="/wiki/Public_Land_Survey_System" title="Public Land Survey System">Public Land Survey System</a> <a href="/wiki/Section_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Section line">section lines</a>. Many are maintained, in part, by the <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Department_of_Transportation" title="Nevada Department of Transportation">Nevada Department of Transportation</a> (NDOT) as <a href="/wiki/State_highway" title="State highway">state highways</a>. </p> <dl><dt>East–west roads, north to south<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elkhorn_Road" title="Elkhorn Road">Elkhorn Road</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/20px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/30px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/40px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Beltway" title="Las Vegas Beltway">Las Vegas Beltway</a> (CC 215)</li> <li>Ann Road</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_573.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Nevada_573.svg/20px-Nevada_573.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Nevada_573.svg/30px-Nevada_573.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Nevada_573.svg/40px-Nevada_573.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Craig Road (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_573" title="Nevada State Route 573">SR 573</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_574.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Nevada_574.svg/20px-Nevada_574.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Nevada_574.svg/30px-Nevada_574.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Nevada_574.svg/40px-Nevada_574.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Cheyenne Avenue (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_574" title="Nevada State Route 574">SR 574</a>)</li> <li>Carey Avenue</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_147.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nevada_147.svg/20px-Nevada_147.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nevada_147.svg/30px-Nevada_147.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Nevada_147.svg/40px-Nevada_147.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Lake Mead Boulevard (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_147" title="Nevada State Route 147">SR 147</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_578.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Nevada_578.svg/20px-Nevada_578.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Nevada_578.svg/30px-Nevada_578.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Nevada_578.svg/40px-Nevada_578.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Washington Avenue (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_578" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada State Route 578">SR 578</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_613.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Nevada_613.svg/20px-Nevada_613.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Nevada_613.svg/30px-Nevada_613.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Nevada_613.svg/40px-Nevada_613.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Summerlin_Parkway" title="Summerlin Parkway">Summerlin Parkway</a> (SR 613) – on the west side past Rainbow Boulevard</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_579.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Nevada_579.svg/20px-Nevada_579.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Nevada_579.svg/30px-Nevada_579.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Nevada_579.svg/40px-Nevada_579.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Bonanza Road (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_579" title="Nevada State Route 579">SR 579</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-11_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/20px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/30px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/40px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_95.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/20px-US_95.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/30px-US_95.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/40px-US_95.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_11" title="Interstate 11">Interstate 11</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">US 95</a> – on the west side of the valley</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-11_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/20px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/30px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/40px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_93.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/US_93.svg/20px-US_93.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/US_93.svg/30px-US_93.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/US_93.svg/40px-US_93.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_95.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/20px-US_95.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/30px-US_95.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/40px-US_95.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> – <a href="/wiki/Interstate_11" title="Interstate 11">Interstate 11</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_93_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 93 in Nevada">US 93</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">US 95</a> on the east side of the valley</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_159.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nevada_159.svg/20px-Nevada_159.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nevada_159.svg/30px-Nevada_159.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nevada_159.svg/40px-Nevada_159.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Charleston Boulevard (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_159" title="Nevada State Route 159">SR 159</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahara_Avenue" title="Sahara Avenue">Sahara Avenue</a> (former SR 589)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desert_Inn_Road" title="Desert Inn Road">Desert Inn Road</a></li> <li>Spring Mountain Road (former <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_591" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada State Route 591">SR 591</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_592.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nevada_592.svg/20px-Nevada_592.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nevada_592.svg/30px-Nevada_592.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Nevada_592.svg/40px-Nevada_592.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Flamingo_Road_(Las_Vegas)" title="Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)">Flamingo Road</a> (SR 592)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_593.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nevada_593.svg/20px-Nevada_593.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nevada_593.svg/30px-Nevada_593.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nevada_593.svg/40px-Nevada_593.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Avenue" title="Tropicana Avenue">Tropicana Avenue</a> (SR 593)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_594.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Nevada_594.svg/20px-Nevada_594.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Nevada_594.svg/30px-Nevada_594.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Nevada_594.svg/40px-Nevada_594.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Road_(Las_Vegas)" title="Russell Road (Las Vegas)">Russell Road</a> (SR 594)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_562.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Nevada_562.svg/20px-Nevada_562.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Nevada_562.svg/30px-Nevada_562.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Nevada_562.svg/40px-Nevada_562.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Sunset Road (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_562" title="Nevada State Route 562">SR 562</a>)</li> <li>Warm Springs Road</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_160.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Nevada_160.svg/20px-Nevada_160.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Nevada_160.svg/30px-Nevada_160.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Nevada_160.svg/40px-Nevada_160.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Blue Diamond Road (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_160" title="Nevada State Route 160">SR 160</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-215_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/I-215_%28NV%29.svg/25px-I-215_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/I-215_%28NV%29.svg/38px-I-215_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/I-215_%28NV%29.svg/50px-I-215_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Beltway" title="Las Vegas Beltway">Las Vegas Beltway</a> (I-215)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_564.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Nevada_564.svg/20px-Nevada_564.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Nevada_564.svg/30px-Nevada_564.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Nevada_564.svg/40px-Nevada_564.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Lake Mead Parkway (formerly Lake Mead Drive) (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_564" title="Nevada State Route 564">SR 564</a>)</li> <li>Horizon Ridge Parkway</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_146.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Nevada_146.svg/20px-Nevada_146.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Nevada_146.svg/30px-Nevada_146.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Nevada_146.svg/40px-Nevada_146.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Saint Rose Parkway (formerly Lake Mead Drive) (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_146" title="Nevada State Route 146">SR 146</a>)</li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>North–south roads, west to east</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/20px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/30px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/40px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Beltway" title="Las Vegas Beltway">Las Vegas Beltway</a> (CC 215)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durango_Drive" title="Durango Drive">Durango Drive</a></li> <li>Buffalo Drive</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_595.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Nevada_595.svg/20px-Nevada_595.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Nevada_595.svg/30px-Nevada_595.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Nevada_595.svg/40px-Nevada_595.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_Boulevard_(Las_Vegas)" title="Rainbow Boulevard (Las Vegas)">Rainbow Boulevard</a> (SR 595)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_596.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Nevada_596.svg/20px-Nevada_596.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Nevada_596.svg/30px-Nevada_596.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Nevada_596.svg/40px-Nevada_596.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Jones_Boulevard" title="Jones Boulevard">Jones Boulevard</a> (SR 596)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur_Boulevard" title="Decatur Boulevard">Decatur Boulevard</a></li> <li>Valley View Boulevard</li> <li>Dean Martin Drive (formerly Industrial Road)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-15_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-15_%28NV%29.svg/20px-I-15_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-15_%28NV%29.svg/30px-I-15_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-15_%28NV%29.svg/40px-I-15_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_15_in_Nevada" title="Interstate 15 in Nevada">Interstate 15</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_604.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Nevada_604.svg/20px-Nevada_604.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Nevada_604.svg/30px-Nevada_604.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Nevada_604.svg/40px-Nevada_604.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Boulevard" title="Las Vegas Boulevard">Las Vegas Boulevard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_604" title="Nevada State Route 604">SR 604</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_599.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Nevada_599.svg/20px-Nevada_599.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Nevada_599.svg/30px-Nevada_599.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Nevada_599.svg/40px-Nevada_599.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Rancho Drive (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_599" title="Nevada State Route 599">SR 599</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_605.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Nevada_605.svg/20px-Nevada_605.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Nevada_605.svg/30px-Nevada_605.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Nevada_605.svg/40px-Nevada_605.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Paradise Road (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_605" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada State Route 605">SR 605</a>)</li> <li>Maryland Parkway</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_607.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Nevada_607.svg/20px-Nevada_607.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Nevada_607.svg/30px-Nevada_607.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Nevada_607.svg/40px-Nevada_607.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Eastern Avenue (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_607" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada State Route 607">SR 607</a>)</li> <li>Pecos Road</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-11_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/20px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/30px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/40px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_93.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/US_93.svg/20px-US_93.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/US_93.svg/30px-US_93.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/US_93.svg/40px-US_93.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_95.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/20px-US_95.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/30px-US_95.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/40px-US_95.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> – <a href="/wiki/Interstate_11" title="Interstate 11">Interstate 11</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_93_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 93 in Nevada">US 93</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">US 95</a> south of Charleston Boulevard</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_610.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Nevada_610.svg/20px-Nevada_610.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Nevada_610.svg/30px-Nevada_610.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Nevada_610.svg/40px-Nevada_610.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Lamb Boulevard (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_610" title="Nevada State Route 610">SR 610</a>)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_612.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nevada_612.svg/20px-Nevada_612.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nevada_612.svg/30px-Nevada_612.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nevada_612.svg/40px-Nevada_612.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> Nellis Boulevard (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_612" title="Nevada State Route 612">SR 612</a>)</li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>Major Freeways</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-11_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/20px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/30px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/I-11_%28NV%29.svg/40px-I-11_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_11" title="Interstate 11">Interstate 11</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-15_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-15_%28NV%29.svg/20px-I-15_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-15_%28NV%29.svg/30px-I-15_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/I-15_%28NV%29.svg/40px-I-15_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_15_in_Nevada" title="Interstate 15 in Nevada">Interstate 15</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-215_(NV).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/I-215_%28NV%29.svg/25px-I-215_%28NV%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/I-215_%28NV%29.svg/38px-I-215_%28NV%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/I-215_%28NV%29.svg/50px-I-215_%28NV%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Beltway" title="Las Vegas Beltway">Las Vegas Beltway</a> (I-215)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/20px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/30px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg/40px-Clark_County_Route_215_NV.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Beltway" title="Las Vegas Beltway">Las Vegas Beltway</a> (CC 215)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_95.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/20px-US_95.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/30px-US_95.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/US_95.svg/40px-US_95.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_95_in_Nevada" title="U.S. Route 95 in Nevada">US 95</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nevada_613.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Nevada_613.svg/20px-Nevada_613.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Nevada_613.svg/30px-Nevada_613.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Nevada_613.svg/40px-Nevada_613.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Summerlin_Parkway" title="Summerlin Parkway">Summerlin Parkway</a> (SR 613)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fuel">Fuel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Fuel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Las Vegas area is dependent on imported gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel as is most of Nevada, which has only one refinery. The region is dependent on the <a href="/wiki/Calnev_Pipeline" title="Calnev Pipeline">Calnev Pipeline</a> and <a href="/wiki/Unev_pipeline" title="Unev pipeline">Unev pipeline</a> as its two main sources of supply. Limited diesel is delivered to a dedicated terminal in North Las Vegas by rail. Diversified supply was provided by the completion of construction on the Unev pipeline in 2011 and its full operational status in 2012. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electricity">Electricity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Electricity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>About 25% of the electric power from Hoover Dam goes to Nevada,<sup id="cite_ref-powerfaq_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-powerfaq-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and about 70% of power to Southern Nevada comes from natural gas fired power stations.<sup id="cite_ref-nve_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nve-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_the_Las_Vegas_metropolitan_area" title="Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area">Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg/200px-Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg/300px-Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg/400px-Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1420" data-file-height="756" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Allegiant_Stadium" title="Allegiant Stadium">Allegiant Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_(29798246202).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_%2829798246202%29.jpg/200px-T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_%2829798246202%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_%2829798246202%29.jpg/300px-T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_%2829798246202%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_%2829798246202%29.jpg/400px-T_Mobile_Arena_The_Strip_Las_Vegas_%2829798246202%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1122" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Arena" title="T-Mobile Arena">T-Mobile Arena</a> as seen from <a href="/wiki/Toshiba" title="Toshiba">Toshiba</a> Plaza</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Las_Vegas,_NV_(The_Wynn,_golf).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Las_Vegas%2C_NV_%28The_Wynn%2C_golf%29.JPG/200px-Las_Vegas%2C_NV_%28The_Wynn%2C_golf%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Las_Vegas%2C_NV_%28The_Wynn%2C_golf%29.JPG/300px-Las_Vegas%2C_NV_%28The_Wynn%2C_golf%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Las_Vegas%2C_NV_%28The_Wynn%2C_golf%29.JPG/400px-Las_Vegas%2C_NV_%28The_Wynn%2C_golf%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2017" data-file-height="1289" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Wynn_Las_Vegas" title="Wynn Las Vegas">Wynn Golf Club</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Las Vegas is home to several notable minor league teams, as well as the <a href="/wiki/UNLV_Rebels" title="UNLV Rebels">UNLV Rebels</a>, and three major professional teams, the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Las Vegas Raiders</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Vegas_Golden_Knights" title="Vegas Golden Knights">Vegas Golden Knights</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas Aces</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> plan to move to Las Vegas in 2028. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Professional sports teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Club </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>League </th> <th>Venue (capacity) </th> <th>Since </th> <th>Titles </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Raiders" title="Las Vegas Raiders">Las Vegas Raiders</a> </td> <td>Football </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Allegiant_Stadium" title="Allegiant Stadium">Allegiant Stadium</a> (65,000) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vegas_Golden_Knights" title="Vegas Golden Knights">Vegas Golden Knights</a> </td> <td>Ice hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/T-Mobile_Arena" title="T-Mobile Arena">T-Mobile Arena</a> (17,368) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas Aces</a> </td> <td>Basketball </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a> (12,000) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aviators" title="Las Vegas Aviators">Las Vegas Aviators</a> </td> <td>Baseball </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">PCL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Ballpark" title="Las Vegas Ballpark">Las Vegas Ballpark</a> (10,000) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Henderson_Silver_Knights" title="Henderson Silver Knights">Henderson Silver Knights</a> </td> <td>Ice hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dollar_Loan_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Dollar Loan Center">Dollar Loan Center</a> (5,567) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Lights_FC" title="Las Vegas Lights FC">Las Vegas Lights FC</a> </td> <td>Soccer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USLC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cashman_Field" title="Cashman Field">Cashman Field</a> (9,300) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Desert_Dogs" title="Las Vegas Desert Dogs">Las Vegas Desert Dogs</a> </td> <td>Box Lacrosse </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Lacrosse_League" title="National Lacrosse League">NLL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michelob_Ultra_Arena" title="Michelob Ultra Arena">Michelob Ultra Arena</a> (12,000) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation">Recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Las Vegas has many natural outdoor recreational options. </p><p>There are several multi-use trail systems within the valley operated by multiple organizations. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=River_Mountains_Loop_Trail&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="River Mountains Loop Trail (page does not exist)">River Mountains Loop Trail</a> is a 35-mile-long (56 km) trail that connects the west side of the valley with Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Summerlin,_Nevada" title="Summerlin, Nevada">Summerlin</a> offers more than 150 miles of award-winning trails within the 22,500-acre (9,100 ha) community.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also the 3-mile (4.8 km) Angel Park Trail, Bonanza Trail, and the county's Flamingo Arroyo Trail,<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> I-215 West Beltway Trail (5 miles (8.0 km)), I-215 East Beltway Trail (4 miles (6.4 km)), Tropicana/Flamingo Washes Trail and the Western Trails Park Area Equestrian Trails (4 miles).<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunset_Park_Landscape,_Las_Vegas,_NV.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sunset_Park_Landscape%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV.jpg/250px-Sunset_Park_Landscape%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sunset_Park_Landscape%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV.jpg/375px-Sunset_Park_Landscape%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Sunset_Park_Landscape%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV.jpg/500px-Sunset_Park_Landscape%2C_Las_Vegas%2C_NV.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1596" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Park,_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunset Park, Las Vegas">Sunset Park</a> at dusk</figcaption></figure> <p>The Las Vegas Valley also hosts world class mountain biking including <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_Canyon_Mountain_Bike_Park" title="Bootleg Canyon Mountain Bike Park">Bootleg Canyon Mountain Bike Park</a> located in Boulder City which boasts itself as one of the International Mountain Biking Association's "epic rides".<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary">Primary and secondary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Clark_County_School_District" title="Clark County School District">Clark County School District</a> operates all of the public primary and secondary schools in the county with the exception of 37 sponsored public charter schools. </p> <dl><dt>Selected private schools</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Alexander_Dawson_School_at_Rainbow_Mountain" title="The Alexander Dawson School at Rainbow Mountain">Alexander Dawson School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Gorman_High_School" title="Bishop Gorman High School">Bishop Gorman High School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Faith_Lutheran_Jr/Sr_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School">Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/The_Meadows_School" title="The Meadows School">The Meadows School</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colleges_and_universities">Colleges and universities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Colleges and universities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a> (UNLV) is in <a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise</a>, about three miles (5 km) south of the Las Vegas city limits and roughly two miles east of the Strip. Several national colleges, including the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix" title="University of Phoenix">University of Phoenix</a> and <a href="/wiki/Le_Cordon_Bleu" title="Le Cordon Bleu">Le Cordon Bleu</a>, have campuses in the Las Vegas area. <a href="/wiki/Nevada_State_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Nevada State College">Nevada State College</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_University_(California)" title="National University (California)">National University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Touro_University_Nevada" title="Touro University Nevada">Touro University Nevada</a> are nearby <a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a>. The <a href="/wiki/College_of_Southern_Nevada" title="College of Southern Nevada">College of Southern Nevada</a> has campuses in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Henderson. Henderson also is home to <a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Roseman_University_of_Health_Sciences" title="Roseman University of Health Sciences">Roseman University of Health Sciences</a>. The for-profit <a href="/wiki/Carrington_College_(US)" title="Carrington College (US)">Carrington College</a> also has a location in the Las Vegas valley. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Venues_in_Las_Vegas">Venues in Las Vegas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Venues in Las Vegas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Music_venues_in_the_Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Category:Music venues in the Las Vegas Valley">Music venues in Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Sports_venues_in_the_Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Category:Sports venues in the Las Vegas Valley">Sports venues in Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Rock_(Las_Vegas)" class="mw-redirect" title="City of Rock (Las Vegas)">City of Rock (Las Vegas)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Las_Vegas" title="Architecture of Las Vegas">Architecture of Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Las_Vegas_Strip_hotels" title="List of Las Vegas Strip hotels">List of Las Vegas Strip hotels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Las_Vegas" title="List of people from Las Vegas">List of people from Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_restaurants_in_the_Las_Vegas_Valley" title="List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley">List of restaurants in the Las Vegas Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Las_Vegas_shows" title="Category:Las Vegas shows">Las Vegas shows</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Las_Vegas_Valley&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An outdoor swap meet located in North Las Vegas, opened as Broadacres Swap Meet in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Opened in 1991,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the former Fantastik Furniture store, which originated as the Vegas Village shopping center in the 1960s.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has more than 500 vendor booths.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Two 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George Federal Courthouse">Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Metropolitan_Police_Department" title="Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department">Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County_Coroner%27s_Office" title="Clark County Coroner's Office">Clark County Coroner's Office</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Rock_Desert" title="Black Rock Desert">Black Rock Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagle_Valley_(Nevada)" title="Eagle Valley (Nevada)">Eagle Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Basin" title="Great Basin">Great Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Mead" title="Lake Mead">Lake Mead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tahoe" title="Lake Tahoe">Lake Tahoe</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Las Vegas Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mojave_Desert" title="Mojave Desert">Mojave Desert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pahranagat_Valley" title="Pahranagat Valley">Pahranagat Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada" title="Sierra Nevada">Sierra Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trout_Creek_Mountains" title="Trout Creek Mountains">Trout Creek Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truckee_Meadows" title="Truckee Meadows">Truckee Meadows</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area" title="Metropolitan statistical area">Metro areas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reno,_NV_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area">Reno</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Nevada" title="List of counties in Nevada">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Churchill_County,_Nevada" title="Churchill County, Nevada">Churchill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Nevada" title="Clark County, Nevada">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Nevada" title="Douglas County, Nevada">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elko_County,_Nevada" title="Elko County, Nevada">Elko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esmeralda_County,_Nevada" title="Esmeralda County, Nevada">Esmeralda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eureka_County,_Nevada" title="Eureka County, Nevada">Eureka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_Nevada" title="Humboldt County, Nevada">Humboldt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lander_County,_Nevada" title="Lander County, Nevada">Lander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Nevada" title="Lincoln County, Nevada">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_County,_Nevada" title="Lyon County, Nevada">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mineral_County,_Nevada" title="Mineral County, Nevada">Mineral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nye_County,_Nevada" title="Nye County, Nevada">Nye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pershing_County,_Nevada" title="Pershing County, Nevada">Pershing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Storey_County,_Nevada" title="Storey County, Nevada">Storey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washoe_County,_Nevada" title="Washoe County, Nevada">Washoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Pine_County,_Nevada" title="White Pine County, Nevada">White Pine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Nevada" title="List of cities in Nevada">Cities and<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamo,_Nevada" title="Alamo, Nevada">Alamo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amargosa_Valley,_Nevada" title="Amargosa Valley, Nevada">Amargosa Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Nevada" title="Austin, Nevada">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baker,_Nevada" title="Baker, Nevada">Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Mountain,_Nevada" title="Battle Mountain, Nevada">Battle Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beatty,_Nevada" title="Beatty, Nevada">Beatty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boulder_City,_Nevada" title="Boulder City, Nevada">Boulder City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caliente,_Nevada" title="Caliente, Nevada">Caliente</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlin,_Nevada" title="Carlin, Nevada">Carlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada" title="Carson City, Nevada">Carson City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elko,_Nevada" title="Elko, Nevada">Elko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ely,_Nevada" title="Ely, Nevada">Ely</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise,_Nevada" title="Enterprise, Nevada">Enterprise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eureka,_Nevada" title="Eureka, Nevada">Eureka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallon,_Nevada" title="Fallon, Nevada">Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernley,_Nevada" title="Fernley, Nevada">Fernley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardnerville_Ranchos,_Nevada" title="Gardnerville Ranchos, Nevada">Gardnerville Ranchos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerlach,_Nevada" title="Gerlach, Nevada">Gerlach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goldfield,_Nevada" title="Goldfield, Nevada">Goldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorne,_Nevada" title="Hawthorne, Nevada">Hawthorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_Nevada" title="Henderson, Nevada">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incline_Village,_Nevada" title="Incline Village, Nevada">Incline Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laughlin,_Nevada" title="Laughlin, Nevada">Laughlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovelock,_Nevada" title="Lovelock, Nevada">Lovelock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mesquite,_Nevada" title="Mesquite, Nevada">Mesquite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minden,_Nevada" title="Minden, Nevada">Minden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Las_Vegas" class="mw-redirect" title="North Las Vegas">North Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panaca,_Nevada" title="Panaca, Nevada">Panaca</a></li> <li><a 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