Overton in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Valley of Fire

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

1. Valley of Fire Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

has been designated a National Natural Landmark

This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation's Natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of the environment.

1968
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

Erected 1968 by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. In addition, it is included in the National Natural Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 36° 25.797′ N, 114° 30.834′ W. Marker is near Overton, Nevada, in Clark County. Marker can be reached from Visitor Center Road. This marker is located inside the Valley of Fire State Park at the visitor center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Overton NV 89040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nevada’s First State Park (here, next to this marker); The Cabins (approx. 1.8 miles away); Silica Dome (approx. 1.9 miles away); Atlatl Rock

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Beehives (approx. 2.2 miles away); In Memory of Sergeant John J. Clark (approx. 2.7 miles away); Arrowhead Trail (approx. 2.8 miles away); Valley of Fire Behind the Camera (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Overton.

Also see . . . Valley of Fire State Park. (Submitted on November 10, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

2. Valley of Fire Marker

Natural Arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

3. Natural Arch

"Unable to withstand the blasting of strong winds and the slow dissolving away by rains of the cementing materials holding its sand grains together, the rock weakened allowing an arch to form. Eventually it will grow too large for its support, and nature's forces will complete their work of destruction."

Rainbow Vista image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

4. Rainbow Vista

"You are looking across 150 million years of time. The great maze of canyons, domes, towers, ridges and valleys before you are carved from sand deposited during the time when dinosaurs walked the earth. This is wild, virtually untouched wilderness. It is an "Adventure of Color" for you to experience by car and on foot."

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

5. Rainbow Vista

Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007

6. Rainbow Vista

Winding Road through Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Stroud, June 1, 2002

7. Winding Road through Park

Elephant Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Stroud, June 2002

8. Elephant Rock

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,866 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 10, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 7, 8. submitted on January 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.