Nevada

Las Vegas Top Tourist Sites Las Vegas because of the casinos, shows and hotels. Virginia City ( ghost town). Battle Mountain because of its lake and olympic size swimming pool. Boulder City because of Hover Dam. State Symbols Bird: Mountain Bluebird Flower: Sagebrush Nickname: The Silver State Motto: All for our country Famous or Fun Facts Pyramid lake is the largest lake in Nevada at169square miles. Death Valley national monument near Beatty, has the hottest temputure in the nation. Hover Dam was the largest dam in the world at the time of its completion in 1936.
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Geography The states major geographic featuresare hot and dry desserts, grassy valleys, lots of snowy mountains, and lots of plateaus. Climate Nevada is a hot and dry state all throughout the year. ||