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Las Vegas, believe it or not.
Las Vegas is a valley "enclosed" by mountains.
I go hiking every Sunday at Red Rock Canyon.
In the winter, our mountain peaks are covered with snow and, depending on the snow fall, the snow can reach all the way down to the base for a few days, as well.
From the STRIP you have the following notables:
(1) 45-60 minutes northwest is Mount Charleston (hiking, horseback riding year-round; a ski resort late fall through all of winter (so much snow you won't even be able to pass through a checkpoint unless your car has snow tires or snow chains))
(2) 30 minutes west is Red Rock Canyon (hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing year-round; not a ski resort but gets hit with snow as well)
(3) 20 minutes east is Lake Mead (water activities, hiking year-round)
And there are the mountain areas to the north, NE, south, SE, SW, ...
Again, all of these distances are in relation to the Strip. Our outer suburbs extend up to the mountains. I live less than 15 minutes from Red Rock Canyon, for example.
But not a traditional mountain town as some of those already mentioned.
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Las Vegas, believe it or not.
Las Vegas is a valley "enclosed" by mountains.
But not a traditional mountain town as some of those already mentioned.
All very good points, but it is not in the mountains, it's in a valley and it is not a town, it's a city. I think to be a mountain town, your city must be, at the very least, abutting mountains. By your definition even the San Fernando Valley could be a mountain town (!).
That said, the proximity to so many nice sounding mountain ranges gives me a reason to maybe visit one day (or at least if I get dragged to LV, I know where I'm headed... out of town into the mountains).
All very good points, but it is not in the mountains, it's in a valley and it is not a town, it's a city. I think to be a mountain town, your city must be, at the very least, abutting mountains. By your definition even the San Fernando Valley could be a mountain town (!).
That said, the proximity to so many nice sounding mountain ranges gives me a reason to maybe visit one day (or at least if I get dragged to LV, I know where I'm headed... out of town into the mountains).
ABQConvict
I agree with you.
Just wanted to share an aspect of Las Vegas many, many people don't know about.
Taken from my windows this past winter:
Last edited by healthpub; 09-02-2009 at 04:53 PM..
Glenwood Springs, CO (ski resorts and world largest natural hot springs)..... Durango, CO... Grand Junction, CO (lies in a valley, but has easy access to the Grand Mesa, Colorado Monument and Powderhorn ski resort) Estes Park, CO... Jerome, AZ... Flagstaff, AZ... Prescott, AZ..
Have to agree with Flagstaff, Arizona. Beautiful town, perched in the mountains, cute downtown, and not too far from the amenities of Phoenix.
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