Natural Wonders in Nevada

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.

The limestone composition of this spectacular arch makes it unique to the region.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.