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Sloan is an unincorporated community located in Clark County, Nevada, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Las Vegas. The community has a population of 105 residents, as per the 2010 U.S. Census . Sloan is renowned for its canyon , petroglyphs , and the George W. Dunaway Army Reserve Center.
It includes the Sloan Petroglyph Site which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 1978. It is located south of Henderson, Nevada, access is available from Las Vegas Boulevard, [1] near the Del Webb Anthem [2] development in Henderson. Sloan Canyon NCA protects 48,438 acres (19,602 ha). [1]
In September, 2009, the City of San Antonio transferred 3,000 acres (12 km 2) of land to the TPWD for inclusion in the Natural Area, specifically to support long-term protection of the Edwards Aquifer, and thereby increasing the total acreage within the reserve from 8,783 acres (35.54 km 2) to 11,783 acres (47.68 km 2).
On-site visitor parking near the main gate is free. Admission to Mission Garden is also free, but small donations such as $5/person are the norm. Open hours change with the seasons. For example, Mission Garden typically opens earlier in the summer than in the winter because Sonoran Desert temperatures can be extremely high. Visitors can explore ...
The Wacks actually spent little time in Tucson. By the end of World War II the home had exchanged hands several times, until in 1948, Colonel Robert Bagnell, a board member of the Tucson Red Cross and his wife Eugenia Sullivan Bagnell bought the Wack's 80-acre parcel. Known as “Las Palmas” during the Bagnell's tenure, the house had a rose ...
Carved by the Colorado River and known for its vast desert landscapes, the Grand Canyon welcomed nearly 523,000 visitors last August and more than 466,000 visitors last September.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre (40 ha) zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952.Located just west of Tucson, Arizona, it features two miles (3.2 km) of walking paths traversing 21 acres (8.5 ha) of desert landscape.
The flash flood struck Havasu Canyon, a tributary canyon, about 30 miles west of Grand Canyon Village, Arizona just before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, USA TODAY reported.