Tag: North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas Valley. The city was incorporated on May 16, 1946. It is near the city of Las Vegas, and the fourth largest city in the state of Nevada. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is located near or in the city.
Located in the southern United States in the Mojave Desert, North Las Vegas sits north and east of Las Vegas. According to the United States Census Bureau, North Las Vegas has a total area of 78.5 square miles (203 km), all of it land. In the Las Vegas Valley, several mountain ranges are nearby.
North Las Vegas has an arid climate, and is one of the driest places in the entire United States. Temperatures are mild in the winter, and hot in the summer, like most of the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Snowfall is rare, like most of the hot deserts of the United States; snow falls every few years. In winter, temperatures often fall below freezing. In the summer, the monsoon can reach the area, bringing heavy…
