List of Counties

List of Towns

Points of Interest

Capital: Carson City

Largest city: Las Vegas

Highest point: Boundary Peak, 13,147 ft

Lowest point: Colorado River, 479 ft

Admission to Union: October 31, 1864 (36th)

Approximately 86% of the state's land is owned by the U.S federal government

Las Vegas is the closest large city to Area 51

The prison system’s “Big House Choppers” venture is expanding from a small wooden shed involving a few motorcycle-savvy convicts to a larger prison shop in southern Nevada.

Travel “The Loneliest Road in America,” US Highway 50

The northwest is Reno-Tahoe Territory

Nevada means “snow-covered” in Spanish

Pony Express Territory crosses the north central region of Nevada

Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in the United States

Hoover Dam, located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas on US 93

Damming the Colorado River created Lake Mead

The town of Jackpot sets its clocks to Idaho time, one hour later than the rest of Nevada. 

State of Nevada

Nevada state seal

About Nevada

Nevada is the most mountainous state in the continental United States.

Prostitution has been legal in rural Nevada counties since 1971 under strict state health board oversight but is against the law in the Las Vegas and Reno areas.