Big Boulder Island
Big Boulder Island is an island in Clark, Nevada. Big Boulder Island is situated nearby to the area Boulder Canyon Project.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
- Also known as: “Boulder Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoover Dam and Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
Hoover Dam
Dam
Photo: Ansel Adams, Public domain.
The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Hoover Dam is situated 2½ miles southeast of Big Boulder Island.
Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Colorado River between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. The bridge is located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area approximately 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and carries Interstate 11 and U.S. Route 93 over the Colorado River. Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is situated 2½ miles southeast of Big Boulder Island.
Hoover Dam Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hoover Dam Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Big Boulder Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boulder City.
Boulder City
Photo: Matt Kieffer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boulder City is a city of 15,000 people in Southern Nevada, which was built for construction workers of the nearby Hoover Dam. It is one of only two cities in Nevada where gambling is prohibited.
Big Boulder Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Clark, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Boulder Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Boulder Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Middle Boulder Island and Boulder Islands.
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