The Las Vegas area is world famous for its geology, and a great starting point for nature hikes and geological observations.
This web site shares information about geological features that people can see or have seen near Las Vegas, and how to interpret those features.
Anyone can contribute with questions, answers, and comments in the discussion group here. (So far, only Allan Krill is getting it started.)
Geology Field Trip program (March 25-April 2, 2023)
Frenchman
Mountain
Trilobites at
Frenchman Mountain Trace fossils at
Frenchman Mountain Crinoidal
limestone in Rainbow Garden, just east of Frenchman Mountain Hot rocks in White
Rock Canyon Flash-flood polish
of the walls of White Rock Canyon Spooky Canyon is cut
into ancient alluvial-fan deposits Keystone Thrust and
Frenchman Mountain: famous geologic locations River Mountain
geology posters The Red-Black fault
of the River Mountains Nature Discovery
Trail and Rock Garden in Boulder City Rocks on the
ancient land surface beneath the Keystone Thrust Scenic 'underlook' shows deep weathering of granite Black basaltic
dikes cut white granite, and now both are weathered to breccia