Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

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national conservation area protected area tourist attraction

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a protected region near Las Vegas known for its striking red sandstone cliffs, desert landscapes, and popular hiking and rock climbing opportunities.

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Label	Occurrences
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area canonical	22
Red Rock Canyon	3
Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center	1
Red Rock Canyon area	1
Red Rock Canyon visitor area	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national conservation area ⓘ protected area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
area	approximately 195,000 acres ⓘ approximately 79,000 hectares ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designationBy	United States Congress ⓘ
distanceFromLasVegasStrip	approximately 15–20 miles west ⓘ
ecosystem	Mojave Desert shrubland ⓘ
elevationRange	approximately 3,000 to over 7,000 feet ⓘ approximately 900 to over 2,100 meters ⓘ
established	1990 ⓘ
geology	Aztec Sandstone ⓘ Jurassic sandstone formations ⓘ
governingBody	United States Department of the Interior ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasFeature	13-mile Scenic Drive ⓘ Calico Hills ⓘ Ice Box Canyon ⓘ Keystone Thrust Fault ⓘ Pine Creek Canyon ⓘ Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center
hasFlora	Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) ⓘ surface form: Joshua trees creosote bush ⓘ yucca ⓘ
hasRegulation	requires entry fee for Scenic Drive ⓘ seasonal timed-entry reservations for Scenic Drive ⓘ
hasTrail	Calico Tanks Trail ⓘ Ice Box Canyon Trail ⓘ Turtlehead Peak Trail ⓘ
hasWildlife	coyotes ⓘ desert bighorn sheep ⓘ Mojave Desert tortoise ⓘ surface form: desert tortoise
IUCNCategory	V ⓘ
knownFor	desert landscapes ⓘ hiking ⓘ red sandstone cliffs ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ
locatedIn	Clark County ⓘ surface form: Clark County, Nevada Nevada ⓘ
locatedNear	Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
managedBy	U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Land Management
nearestCity	Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
partOf	Mojave Desert ⓘ
primaryActivities	bicycling ⓘ day hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ

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Mojave Desert → contains → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area → hasFeature → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Clark County → hasProtectedArea → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

Pahrump, Nevada → hasNearbyAttraction → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Keystone Thrust Fault → locatedIn → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

Aztec Sandstone → exposedAt → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Ice Box Canyon Trail → locatedIn → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Ice Box Canyon → locatedIn → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Pine Creek Canyon → locatedIn → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Calico Hills → locatedIn → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Summerlin South → adjacentTo → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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Spring Mountains → contains → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

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State Route 159 (Nevada) → passesThrough → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ

State Route 159 (Nevada) → adjacentTo → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ