Sloan Canyon
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Sloan Canyon is a National Conservation Area (NCA) administered by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is located just south of Las Vegas, Nevada, a short distance from the Las Vegas Strip, near the Anthem development in Henderson, Nevada.
Sloan Canyon contains a great many petroglyphs and has been called the Sistine Chapel of Native American rock art due to their size and significance.
The BLM currently maintains a policy of not publicizing the exact location of the petroglyphs due to recent problems with vandalism. Access to the NCA is further hampered by the rapid development of private land and to ongoing conflicts over land use and zoning. However, the site is one of the most significant archaeological sites in Nevada and is well worth the trouble to locate.
The North McCullough Wilderness Area is contained within the boundaries of the NCA.
[edit] Trailheads
- Dutchman Pass on the east boundary
- Quo Vadis on the east boundary
- Hidden Valley on the west boundary
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Boulder City Historic District - Old Boulder City Hospital - Boulder Dam Hotel - Boulder Dam Park Museum - Brownstone Canyon Archeological District - Camp Lee Canyon - Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass - Corn Creek Campsite - Desert Valley Museum - Eureka Locomotive - Gold Strike Canyon-Sugarloaf Mountain Traditional Cultural Property - Goodsprings Schoolhouse - Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs (AZ:F:14:98 ASM) - Green Shack - Hoover Dam - Huntridge Theater - Hidden Forest Cabin - Homestake Mine - Jay Dayton Smith House - Kyle Ranch - Las Vegas Grammar School (Fifth Street School) - Las Vegas Grammar School (Westside School) - Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasium - Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District - Las Vegas Mormon Fort - Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Boundary Increase) - Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse - Las Vegas Springs - LDS Moapa Stake Office Building - Little Church of the West - Logandale Elementary School - Mesquite High School Gymnasium - Morelli House - Mormon Well Spring - Moulin Rouge Hotel - Overton Gymnasium - Parley Hunt House - Potosi - Pueblo Grande de Nevada - Railroad Cottage Historic District - Sandstone Ranch - Sheep Mountain Range Archeological District - Sloan Petroglyph Site - Sloan Petroglyph Site (Boundary Increase) - Spanish Trail, Old,-Mormon Road Historic District - Spirit Mountain - Thomas Leavitt House - Tim Springs Petroglyphs - Tule Springs Archeological Site - Tule Springs Ranch - St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery - Washington School - Westside School - Willow Beach Gauging Station |
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