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.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center 1

Statements (50)

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 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center
Pahrump, Nevada → hasNearbyAttraction → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ
Clark County → hasProtectedArea → Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area ⓘ