Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV is an economic region in Nevada, Southwest and has about 1,950,000 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nellis Air Force Base and Sunrise Mountain.
Nellis Air Force Base
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area airspace", associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range.
Sunrise Mountain
Peak
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunrise Mountain is located east of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. Even though Sunrise Mountain is over 3.3 miles NNW of higher peak Frenchman Mountain many people in the Las Vegas Valley refer to Frenchman Mountain as Sunrise Mountain since the sun rises from behind it.
Frenchman Mountain
Peak
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frenchman Mountain is a mountain located east of Las Vegas, Nevada. Made up of rocks similar to those found on the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Frenchman Mountain formed when faulting elevated and tilted the rocks followed by erosion, giving it its sharp triangular profile.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Las Vegas and Sunrise Manor.
North Las Vegas
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
North Las Vegas in Nevada is a city in its own right within the Las Vegas metropolitan area. With a population in 2019 of 252,000, it's the fourth largest city in the state, and is primarily residential with some industry.
Sunrise Manor
Town
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunrise Manor is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located on the western base of Frenchman Mountain, east of Las Vegas.
Nellis Air Force Base
Village
Nellis Air Force Base is a city in the United States. It is located in Clark County and the state of Nevada northeast of Las Vegas, 3,300 km west of the country's capital city of Washington, D.C. Nellis Air Force Base is located at an elevation of 576 meters above sea level and has a population of 3,187.
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
- Type: Economic region with 1,950,000 residents
- Also known as: “29820” and “Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area”
- Location: Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.2152° or 36° 12′ 55″ northLongitude
-115.0136° or 115° 0′ 49″ westPopulation
1,950,000Elevation
1,939 feet (591 metres)Open location code
85866X8P+3HGeoNames ID
12213654
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shadow Rock Park and Sunrise Vista Golf Course.
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