NPS national monument protecting Ice Age groundwater-discharge deposits of the Las Vegas Formation in the Upper Las Vegas Wash. Mammoth, camel, horse, dire wolf, and other Pleistocene fossils document a wetter Mojave landscape; open desert washes and ridges offer self-guided walking while the park is still in early development.
Field facts
| Region | Clark County, NV |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36.3200, -115.2700 |
| Agency | National Park Service (TUSK) |
| Era | Late Pleistocene (~100,000–12,500 ya) |
| Significance | Major SW Ice Age vertebrate assemblage |
| Facilities | No visitor center yet; open landscape |
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