Northshore Peak

Lake Mead

Northshore Road runs south from the Valley of Fire, then turns southwest. It roughly parallels Interstate 15
Northshore Road
This hike is located along Northshore Road in Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Northshore Peak
Northshore Road is the main highway along the northern shore of Lake Mead. The road is paved, well maintained
Northshore Road
The most beautiful views of Southern Nevada
South View
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a startling contrast of desert, water, mountains and canyons
Recreation Area
The ridge of Northshore Summit.
Ridge
Muddy Mountains are magnificent range of rugged limestone cliffs and canyons along the north shore of Lake Mead
Muddy Mountains
Northshore has the best views is the Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Great View
Lake Mead National Recreation Area provides scenic vistas of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave with more than 700 miles of shoreline
Recreation Area
Mead is reservoir on the Colorado River. The Hoover Dam, which formed Lake Mead, is located in Black Canyon
Lake Mead
Barrel cacti are various members of the two genera Echinocactus and Ferocactus, endemic to the deserts of Southwestern
Barrel Cactus
Many lizards today resemble the ancient reptiles of the dinosaur era. Their ancestors appeared on Earth over 200 million years ago.
Lizard King

Lake Mead > Northshore

Northshore peak is one of the best peaks in Lake Mead National Recreation Area and has some of the best views of Lake Mead NRA’s colorful surroundings.

Lake Mead is the largest manmade reservoir in the United States, spanning over 110 miles long in Nevada and Arizona. When Lake Mead is at its fullest, it boasts 759 miles of shoreline, is 532 feet deep, has 247 square miles of surface and 28 millions-acre feet of water. Three of America’s four desert ecosystems – the Mojave, the Great Basin, and the Sonoran Deserts meet in Lake Mead.

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