Lake Mead National Recreation Area

by Barbara Snyder

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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Barbara Snyder

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Photograph - Digital Painting

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Lake Mead National Recreation Area by Barbara Snyder

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona. It includes all of the eponymous Lake Mead as well as the smaller Lake Mohave reservoirs on the river created by Hoover Dam and Davis Dam, respectively, and the surrounding desert terrain and wilderness.

Formation of Lake Mead began in 1935, less than a year before Hoover Dam was completed. The area surrounding Lake Mead was established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936. In 1964, the area was expanded to include Lake Mohave and its surrounding area and became the first National Recreation Area to be designated as such by the U.S. Congress.

Newberry Mountains/Spirit Mountain
The Newberry Mountain range is part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, near the junction of the Arizona, California and Nevada borders. Its tallest peak, Spirit Mountain (also known as Newberry Mountain), rises 5,639 feet above sea level. The mountain and the surrounding canyon lands are sacred to the Yuman Native Americans, who base their creation myths on the area's geography. Adjacent to Spirit Mountain is the popular Grapevine Canyon area. Visitors can access a network of hiking trails in Grapevine Canyon, including a strenuous five-mile summit trek to Spirit Mountain, where they can see up to 100 miles across the Mojave Valley.

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