Natural Features, Nevada
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- Angel Lake — Natural · Elko County, NV
A high alpine lake at about 8,350 feet in the East Humboldt Range, reached by a paved spur from Wells. Glacial cirques, Forest Service camping and picnic are…
- Arc Dome — Natural · Nye County, NV
11,773-foot high point of the Toiyabe Range and namesake of the large Arc Dome Wilderness in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Summit approaches via the Toiy…
- Beaver Dam State Park — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
One of Nevada's most remote state parks (~34 miles east of Caliente on a long graded gravel road), tucked against the Utah line in volcanic canyon country of…
- Big Dune — Natural · Nye County, NV
A several-square-mile complex of Mojave sand dunes in Amargosa Valley managed by BLM as a recreation area and ACEC, including a tall primary dune often cited…
- Black Rock Desert Playa — Natural · Humboldt County, NV
One of the flattest, largest dry lakebeds on Earth — remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan. Land speed records broken here. Home of Burning Man. Hot springs ring …
- Blue Lakes (Pine Forest Range) — Natural · Humboldt County, NV
Rare high-desert glacial lakes nestled in a granite cirque below Duffer Peak in the Pine Forest Range of far northwestern Nevada. Short hike from the dirt ap…
- Boundary Peak — Natural · Esmeralda County, NV
Highest natural point in Nevada (13,140–13,147 ft) on the White Mountains crest in Boundary Peak Wilderness (Inyo National Forest). Strenuous day hike via Qu…
- C Hill — Natural · Carson City, NV
Open summit immediately west of downtown Carson City crowned by the whitewashed hillside letter “C” (community/school tradition since at least the early 1920…
- Calico Tanks — Natural · Clark County, NV
Popular Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area hike from Sandstone Quarry into a chain of natural tanks that sometimes hold water, finishing with a Las V…
- Caliente Hot Springs Area — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Natural geothermal springs just outside the railroad town of Caliente in Meadow Valley Wash. Warm pools and seeps sit in a cottonwood-lined canyon setting wi…
- Capital to Tahoe Trail — Natural · Carson City, NV
10-mile singletrack connecting Carson City to the Tahoe Rim Trail—the first non-motorized link from Nevada's capital to Lake Tahoe basin; popular for bikes a…
- Carson Sink — Natural · Churchill County, NV
Vast alkali basin and terminal playa of the Carson River system—remnant of pluvial Lake Lahontan. White flats, mirages, and open desert sky dominate; seasona…
- Cathedral Gorge — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Cathedral Gorge State Park near Panaca exposes soft bentonite clay eroded into spires, slot alleys, and organ-pipe walls. Short walks from the developed area…
- Cathedral Gorge Slot Canyon Narrows — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Inside Cathedral Gorge State Park, soft bentonite walls pinch into short slot corridors and cave-like passages among spires and badlands. The slots are brief…
- Cathedral Rock — Natural · Clark County, NV
Prominent limestone/dolomite tower above Kyle Canyon in the Spring Mountains (Mt. Charleston Wilderness). Short steep trail (~2.8 mi RT, ~1,000 ft gain) from…
- Cave Lake State Park — Natural · White Pine County, NV
A 32-acre mountain reservoir state park at about 7,300 feet in the Schell Creek Range east of Ely, stocked for trout fishing with camping, hiking, and winter…
- Cave Rock — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Dramatic andesite volcanic plug rising from the east shore of Lake Tahoe, sacred to the Washoe people and pierced by twin highway tunnels on US-50. Cave Rock…
- Charleston Peak — Natural · Clark County, NV
Highest summit of the Spring Mountains and Clark County (11,916 ft) and Nevada’s most topographically prominent peak. Strenuous North and South Loop trails i…
- Christmas Tree Pass — Natural · Clark County, NV
Scenic backcountry pass through the Newberry Mountains between US-95 and NV-163 near Laughlin, threading Spirit Mountain Wilderness / Avi Kwa Ame National Mo…
- Colorado River Black Canyon (Emerald Cave) — Natural · AZ/NV Border
Emerald Cave is a glowing rock alcove on the Colorado River in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam, typically reached by kayak or guided paddle from Willow Beach. …
- Crystal Springs — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Desert oasis and historic junction at the south end of the Extraterrestrial Highway (SR-375) where it meets SR-318 in northern Pahranagat Valley. Artesian sp…
- Delamar Mountains — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Remote range in southern Lincoln County, home to the Delamar Mountains Wilderness and the Delamar ghost-town mining district. Dirt roads, wide desert views, …
- Desatoya Peak — Natural · Lander County, NV
High point of the Desatoya Mountains along the Lander–Churchill line, anchoring Desatoya Wilderness Study Area / surrounding BLM high country between US-50 a…
- Diamond Peak — Natural · Eureka County, NV
High summit of the Diamond Mountains on the Eureka–White Pine skyline northeast of Eureka (~10,600+ ft class). A thin-county peakbagging and big-view objecti…
- Echo Canyon State Park — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Nevada state park around Echo Canyon Reservoir east of Pioche, backed by banded volcanic cliffs and side canyons. Paved access, camping, boating, and fishing…
- Eightmile Flat — Natural · Churchill County, NV
A broad alkaline playa and salt-flat mosaic in the Salt Wells Basin south of Fallon, gazetted as Eightmile Flat between the Bunejug Mountains and the Sand Mo…
- Elephant Rock — Natural · Clark County, NV
Sandstone arch near Valley of Fire's east entrance that silhouettes like an elephant from a short trail at the entrance parking area. Do not stop on the high…
- Fay-Luther / Jobs Peak Ranch Trail System — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Carson Valley foothill trail network at the base of Jobs Peak with dual trailheads (Jobs Peak Ranch and Fay-Luther). Hikers get bridged stream crossings, int…
- Fire Wave — Natural · Clark County, NV
Swirling red, white, and pink Aztec Sandstone bands in Valley of Fire State Park, reached by an easy marked trail from a signed parking pullout on White Dome…
- Fish Lake — Natural · Esmeralda County, NV
Namesake lake/wetland feature on the floor of Fish Lake Valley beneath the White Mountains—an alkaline desert lake and valley bottom landscape distinct from …
- Fly Geyser — Natural · Washoe County, NV
An accidental 1964 geothermal well that grew into a blazing neon monument. Thermophilic algae paint the travertine mounds in brilliant reds, greens, and oran…
- Forty Mile Desert — Natural · Churchill County, NV
Alkali plain between the Humboldt Sink and the Carson/Truckee river corridors—the most dreaded dry stretch of the California Emigrant Trail. Mid-1800s partie…
- Fourmile Flat — Natural · Churchill County, NV
Broad alkali playa in the Salt Wells Basin south of US-50, sister landscape to nearby Eightmile Flat but a distinct GNIS flat centered west of Sand Mountain.…
- Frenchman Mountain Summit — Natural · Clark County, NV
Frenchman Mountain rises east of Las Vegas, offering a rugged climb to a summit that overlooks Lake Mead and the valley skyline. The route is longer and stee…
- Galena Creek Regional Park — Natural · Washoe County, NV
Washoe County / Humboldt-Toiyabe foothill park on Mt. Rose Highway with a staffed visitor center, paved nature trail, picnic areas, and trailheads into Jones…
- Geiger Lookout Wayside Park — Natural · Washoe County, NV
CCC-era stone overlook and wayside on Geiger Grade (SR 341) between Reno and Virginia City, roughly 1,000 feet above the Truckee Meadows. Short rock-lined pa…
- Genoa Peak — Natural · Douglas County, NV
9,150-ft summit on the Carson Range crest above Genoa and Lake Tahoe, reached via the popular Genoa Peak OHV Road / multi-use trail system from Spooner Summi…
- Gold Butte — Natural · Clark County, NV
Gold Butte National Monument sprawls east of Lake Mead with red and gold sandstone, Joshua trees, and extreme quiet. Whitney Pocket is a common day-use hub; …
- Great Basin Bristlecone Grove — Natural · White Pine County, NV
High alpine grove of Great Basin bristlecone pines on the glacial moraine below Wheeler Peak. A ~2.8-mile round-trip trail from the end of Wheeler Peak Sceni…
- Hayford Peak — Natural · Clark County, NV
Highest peak in the Sheep Range inside Desert National Wildlife Refuge north of Las Vegas. Long desert approaches and ridge walking lead to a remote limeston…
- High Rock Canyon — Natural · Washoe County, NV
Dramatic basalt-walled canyon corridor in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area. Historic Applegate-Lassen emigra…
- Ice Age Fossils State Park — Natural · North Las Vegas, NV
Nevada's newest state park (grand opening Jan 20, 2024) protecting Ice Age fossil beds with visitor center and short interpretive trails in the upper Las Veg…
- Ice Box Canyon — Natural · Clark County, NV
Ice Box Canyon is a short, shaded wash hike inside Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas. Cooler air and occasional winter seeps contr…
- Jean Lake — Natural · Clark County, NV
Ephemeral desert lake / playa basin west of Jean and south of Las Vegas—classic Mojave valley-floor scenery on the approaches to Goodsprings and the southern…
- Job Peak — Natural · Churchill County, NV
Highest summit of the Stillwater Range (~8,780 ft), rising more than 5,000 feet above Dixie Valley. A long Class-2 desert ridge walk and one of west-central …
- Kershaw-Ryan State Park — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Spring-fed canyon oasis south of Caliente with rainbow-hued cliffs up to 700 ft, wild grapes, Gambel oak, willows, and a seasonal spring-fed children’s wadin…
- Kingston Canyon — Natural · Lander County, NV
Forested canyon on the east slope of the Toiyabe Range south of Austin, with USFS Kingston Campground (~7,100 ft), seasonal streamside sites, and access towa…
- Lahontan State Recreation Area — Natural · Lyon County, NV
Nevada State Parks unit surrounding Lahontan Reservoir on the Carson River, with roughly 69 miles of shoreline, cottonwood and willow pockets, boat launches,…
- Lake Mead Anniversary Narrows — Natural · Clark County, NV
Anniversary Narrows is a Muddy Mountains slot reached via Callville Wash North Road inside Lake Mead NRA. Hikers follow a wash into high walls with dryfalls …
- Lamoille Canyon — Natural · Elko County, NV
Glacier-carved canyon in the Ruby Mountains — often called the Swiss Alps of Nevada. A 12-mile paved scenic byway (NF-660, generally May–Oct) climbs to trail…
- Little Finland — Natural · Clark County, NV
Little Finland (Hobgoblin’s Playground) is a plateau of wind-carved Aztec Sandstone fins in Gold Butte National Monument, Clark County. Delicate red fins and…
- Little Finland (Hobgoblin Playground) — Natural · Clark County, NV
Little Finland—also called Hobgoblin Playground—is a pocket of wind-carved Aztec Sandstone fins, mushrooms, and windows in Gold Butte National Monument. The …
- Lone Mountain — Natural · Clark County, NV
Lone Mountain is a freestanding desert summit inside the Las Vegas metro area with a short trail to 360-degree valley views. Sunrise and sunset light the Str…
- Magruder Mountain — Natural · Esmeralda County, NV
Bald 9,000-ft summit on the Magruder–Palmetto massif with long views into Death Valley country and the White Mountains. Class-2 desert peak bag with roughly …
- Mail Box / Black Mailbox Site — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
The Black Mailbox site on Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway (SR-375) is a decades-old pull-off where UFO watchers gather near the Groom Lake Road corridor. T…
- Marlette Lake — Natural · Washoe County, NV
High forest reservoir above Lake Tahoe’s east shore that historically supplied Virginia City’s water via the Marlette Lake Water System. Reached by non-motor…
- Mary Jane Falls — Natural · Clark County, NV
Popular waterfall hike in Kyle Canyon on Mount Charleston: a short, steep trail to twin seasonal falls against limestone cliffs in the Spring Mountains NRA. …
- Massacre Lake — Natural · Washoe County, NV
Remote seasonal playa lake in far northwestern Washoe County near the California line, named for a supposed 1850 emigrant massacre that historians later ques…
- Mount Augusta — Natural · Churchill County, NV
High summit of the Clan Alpine Mountains in eastern Churchill County, an official Board on Geographic Names peak rising above remote BLM basin-and-range coun…
- Mount Callaghan — Natural · Lander County, NV
High Toiyabe-range summit (~10,200+ ft class) north of Austin in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, overlooking Callaghan Canyon and the Reese River count…
- Mount Jefferson North Summit — Natural · Nye County, NV
Highest of the three summits of Mount Jefferson in the Toquima Range (North Summit ~11,941 ft), inside Alta Toquima Wilderness / Humboldt-Toiyabe National Fo…
- Mount Moriah — Natural · White Pine County, NV
12,067-ft high point of the Mount Moriah Wilderness in the northern Snake Range, north of Great Basin National Park. Trails climb to The Table — a broad suba…
- Mount Rose — Natural · Washoe County, NV
Highest peak in the Mount Rose Wilderness (10,776 ft) on the Carson Range above Reno and Lake Tahoe. The classic summit trail from the SR-431 Mount Rose High…
- Mount Siegel — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Dominant summit of the Pine Nut Mountains east of Carson Valley, rising above open sage and pinyon-juniper slopes. Offers broad views across the Pine Nuts to…
- Pahranagat Lakes — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Pahranagat’s Upper and Lower lakes form a green wetland ribbon along US-93 in the Mojave–Great Basin transition. The National Wildlife Refuge draws migratory…
- Pinyon Trail — Natural · Douglas County, NV
BLM–Douglas County–Carson Valley Trails Association multi-use loop in the Pine Nut Mountains east of Gardnerville. A moderately challenging ~5.3-mile circuit…
- Powerline Overlook (Area 51) — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Drive-up overlook in the Tikaboo Valley with wide views toward Groom Lake airspace. Popular with radio scanners and photographers — far easier than Tikaboo P…
- Prison Hill Recreation Area — Natural · Carson City, NV
About 2,500 acres of Carson City open space on the southeast edge of the capital: high-desert hills with loop trails for hiking, mountain biking, and equestr…
- Red Rock Canyon NCA — Natural · Clark County, NV
Dramatic Aztec sandstone escarpment thrust over grey limestone just 17 miles from Las Vegas. World-class rock climbing, ancient petroglyphs, and desert torto…
- Round Mound — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Forested knoll on Tahoe’s east shore near Round Hill Pines / Nevada Beach with a short public loop trail to a granite-crowned summit. Classic lake overlook o…
- Ruby Dome — Natural · Elko County, NV
Highest summit of the Ruby Mountains (~11,387 ft), a glaciated alpine peak above Lamoille Canyon. Scramble/hike approaches via Hennen Canyon and other draina…
- Sand Harbor — Natural · Washoe County, NV
Signature beach unit of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on Tahoe’s east shore — granite coves, clear alpine water, boat launch, and the Sand Point Nature Trail.…
- Sand Mountain — Booming Dune — Natural · Churchill County, NV
Sand Mountain is a lone ~600-foot dune of Lake Lahontan beach sand rising from the flats southeast of Fallon. On still dry days avalanching sand can boom or …
- Skunk Harbor — Natural · Carson City, NV
Secluded USFS beach cove on Lake Tahoe’s east shore reached by a ~1.5-mile walk down a gated dirt road from Highway 28. Historic stone cabin ruins at the sho…
- Snow Valley Peak — Natural · Carson City, NV
Carson City county highpoint (~9,214 ft) on the Carson Range, commonly reached via the Tahoe Rim Trail from Spooner Summit. Open summit with broad views over…
- Spooner Lake — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Aspen-ringed reservoir and trailhead hub of Spooner Lake & Backcountry (Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park). Visitor center, amphitheater, a flat ~2-mile lakeside …
- Sportsmans Beach — Natural · Mineral County, NV
Primary developed recreation site on the west shore of Walker Lake, a rare perennial Great Basin lake along US-95 north of Hawthorne. BLM Walker Lake Recreat…
- Spring Valley State Park — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Nevada State Park on Eagle Valley Reservoir northeast of Pioche—light volcanic tuff and sediment walls, trout fishing, boating, camping, and short hikes amon…
- Star Peak — Natural · Pershing County, NV
Highest and most prominent summit of the Humboldt Range and Pershing County highpoint (~9,836 ft / ~5,400 ft prominence — a Lower 48 ultra). Steep public-lan…
- Stateline Peak Overlook — Natural · NV/CA Border
Historic fire-lookout site on the NV/CA line above Crystal Bay. A short paved FS Rd 1601 walk reaches a free interpretive overlook with telescopes and broad …
- Tahoe Meadows — Natural · Washoe County, NV
High alpine meadow complex on the Mount Rose Highway (NV-431) just east of the Mount Rose Summit pass, within Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest / Lake Tahoe B…
- Tikaboo Peak — Natural · Lincoln County, NV
Tikaboo Peak is the closest legal public viewpoint toward Groom Lake, reached by a long dirt approach and a steep ridge hike. From the summit you look across…
- Topaz Lake Recreation Area — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Douglas County park on the Nevada shore of Topaz Lake, a Sierra-front reservoir on the NV/CA line along US-395. Public boat ramp, developed and primitive cam…
- Valley of Fire — Natural · Clark County, NV
Nevada's oldest state park — 40,000 acres of blazing red Aztec sandstone, ancient petrified trees, and dense petroglyph sites. Fire Wave, White Domes, and th…
- Van Sickle Bi-State Park — Natural · Douglas County, NV
Nevada State Parks unit (with California Tahoe Conservancy partnership) just above Stateline/Heavenly Village, with easy-to-moderate forest trails, picnic si…
- Walker River State Recreation Area — Natural · Lyon County, NV
Nevada State Parks unit protecting more than 12,000 acres and nearly 30 miles of the East Walker River south of Yerington — former historic ranches closed to…
- Water Canyon Recreation Area — Natural · Humboldt County, NV
BLM recreation area in a green canyon rising nearly 2,000 feet above Winnemucca on the west flank of the Sonoma Range. Picnic sites, camping, and a trail net…
- Wheeler Peak — Natural · White Pine County, NV
Second-highest summit in Nevada (13,063 ft) and the high point of Great Basin National Park, rising above alpine lakes, rock glacier, and ancient bristlecone…
- White Domes Slot Canyon — Natural · Clark County, NV
North-end Valley of Fire loop from the White Domes day-use parking area through soft sand, a 1960s film-set ruin, and a short slot of banded sandstone. The l…
- Whitney Pocket — Natural · Clark County, NV
Primary developed staging area in Gold Butte National Monument: a red-rock sandstone pocket with picnic sites, vault toilets, and dispersed camping amid dram…
- Wilson Canyon — Natural · Lyon County, NV
A West Walker River canyon and BLM multi-use recreation area on NV-208 west of Yerington, with river pullouts, picnic sites, fishing access, and an extensive…