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{{Short description|National conservation area in Nevada, US}}
{{About|the National Conservation Area in Nevada|other uses|Red Rock Canyon (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
| iucn_category = V
| photo = Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area view 031513.JPG
| photo_caption = Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area view
| map = Nevada
| relief = 1
| location = [[Clark County, Nevada]], US
| nearest_city = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| coordinates = {{coord|36.135574|N|115.42724|W|region:US-NV_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area_acre = 197349
| area_ref = <ref name="facts">{{cite web |title=Welcome to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |url=http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca.html |access-date=2011-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902090515/http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca.html |archive-date=2011-09-02 }}</ref>
| established = 1967
| visitation_num = 2,000,000+
| governing_body = [[Bureau of Land Management]]
}}

The '''Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area''' in [[Clark County, Nevada]], United States, is an area managed by the [[United States Bureau of Land Management|Bureau of Land Management]] as part of its [[National Landscape Conservation System]], and protected as a [[National Conservation Area]]. It is about {{convert|15|mi|}} west of [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. More than three million people visit the area each year.<ref name="blm.gov">{{cite web |title=Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area |url=https://www.blm.gov/site-page/RRCNCA |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>

The conservation area showcases a set of large red [[Rock formations in the United States|rock formation]]s: a set of [[sandstone]] peaks and walls that were formed by thrust faults including the Keystone Thrust. The walls are up to {{convert|3000|ft}} high, making them a popular [[hiking]] and [[rock climbing]] destination. The highest point is [[La Madre Mountain]], at {{convert|8154|ft}}.

A one-way, loop road, {{convert|13|mi|||}} long, provides vehicle access to many of the features in the area. Several side roads and parking areas allow access to many of the area trails. A [[visitor center]] is at the start of the loop road. The loop road is also popular for [[bicycle touring]]; it begins with a moderate climb, then is mostly downhill or flat.

The Rocky Gap Road in Red Rock Canyon NCA is a side canyon accessible only by an unmaintained primitive road from the scenic loop which mostly only off-road or high-clearance vehicles can access. [[Nevada State Route 159|State Route 159]] cuts through the Cottonwood Valley, also a side trail of the Old Spanish Trail. The Wilson Cliffs, a massive escarpment, can be seen to the west from SR 159.

Toward the southern end of the National Conservation Area are [[Spring Mountain Ranch State Park]]; the town of [[Blue Diamond, Nevada|Blue Diamond]]; and [[Bonnie Springs Ranch]], which includes a replica of a western ghost town, but which in 2019 was sold and closed to the public.

==History==

===Native Americans===
[[File:Petroglyphs Red Rock Canyon.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pictograph]]s in Red Rock Canyon]]
[[File:Lomatium parryi.jpg|upright|thumb|''[[Lomatium parryi]]'', a common plant consumed by early [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]]]]
The first humans were attracted to the Red Rock area due to its resources of water, plant, and animal life that could not be easily found in the surrounding desert. Hunters and gatherers such as the historical Southern Paiute and the much older Archaic, or Desert Culture Native Americans, have successively occupied this area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca/red_rock_s_unique/cultural_resources.html |title=Red Rock Cultural Resources |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |access-date=2011-09-03 |archive-date=November 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122103847/http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca/red_rock_s_unique/cultural_resources.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As many as six different [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] cultures may have been present at Red Rock over the millennia. The following chronology is an approximation, from the present to ancient pre-history:
*[[Southern Paiute]]: 900 to modern times
*[[Patayan]] Culture: 900 to early historic times in the 1800s
*Ancestral Puebloan:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.archaeology.org/news/9246-201201-nevada-anasazi-artifacts | title=Ancestral Puebloan Artifacts Recovered in Nevada – Archaeology Magazine }}</ref> 1 AD to 1150
*[[Pinto/Gypsum]]: (Archaic) 3500 BC to 1 AD
*[[San Dieguito]]: 7000 to 5500 BC
*[[Paleo-Indians]] (Tule Springs): 11,000 to 8000 BC

Numerous [[petroglyph]]s, as well as pottery fragments, remain today throughout the area.  In addition, several roasting pits used by the early Native Americans at Red Rock provide further evidence of human activity in the past.

===Modern history===
In the early 20th century, around the time the first European Americans settled in nearby Las Vegas, the [[Excelsior Company]] operated a small [[sandstone]] [[quarry]] near the northern area of the scenic loop. It proved to be uneconomical and was shut down. Evidence of the quarry's existence includes some of the huge sandstone blocks that have been left behind.

The Red Rocks have been a film location for such movies as [[Roy Rogers]] and his horse Trigger in ''[[Bells of San Angelo]]'' (1947) and was a location for ''[[The Stalking Moon]]'' with [[Gregory Peck]] in 1968.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/mypubliclands/23672015282 BLM list of film locations], 2015</ref>

In 1967, the [[Bureau of Land Management]] designated {{convert|10000|acre|sqmi km2|abbr=on}} as the Red Rock Recreation Lands. In 1973, the U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Federal Conservation Areas held a special hearing in the Foley Federal Office Building in downtown Las Vegas to review a legislative resolution sponsored by Nevada's lone Congressman, [[David Towell]] (R-NV) to establish the Red Rock Conservation Area by transferring Federal land to the State of Nevada. Testimony in favor of the bill was given by the [[Sierra Club]] and a high school student and environmental activist, Dennis Causey. The subcommittee unanimously approved the resolution, sending it to the full Committee on the Interior and subsequently to the full House, followed by favorable action by the U S. Senate and approval by President [[George H. W. Bush]]. Further legislation in 1990 changed the status of the Red Rock Recreation Lands to a National Conservation Area, a status that also provides funds to maintain and protect it. The Federal area was adjacent to the Red Rock State Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/red-rock-canyon-national-conservation-area-outdoor-pp2-guide-cid400057.html |title=Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Overview |publisher=GORP |access-date=2011-09-03 |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906134258/http://www.gorp.com/parks-guide/red-rock-canyon-national-conservation-area-outdoor-pp2-guide-cid400057.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[The Howard Hughes Corporation]], developer of [[Summerlin, Nevada|Summerlin]], has transferred land adjacent to the protected area, to provide a buffer between the development and the conservation area. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is adjacent to the [[Spring Mountains National Recreation Area]] on the west side.

==Biology==
[[File:MojaveMax.gif|left|thumb|Mojave Max, a [[desert tortoise]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-02|title='Mojave Max Watch' is officially underway|url=https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/mojave-max-watch-is-officially-underway|access-date=2021-02-21|website=KTNV|language=en}}</ref>]]

The conservation area is one of the easternmost parts of the [[Mojave Desert]]; the lowest elevation of the area, from {{convert|3600|to|4500|ft}}, is in the [[Life zone|Lower Sonoran Zone]], while the area from {{convert|4500|ft}} up is in the [[Life zone|Upper Sonoran Zone]]. The character of the sandstone layers is such that several year-round springs may be found in the recesses of the side canyons.

Some 600 species of plants are known in the area. Common types in the valley floor include the [[Yucca brevifolia|Joshua tree]], [[Mojave yucca]], [[banana yucca]], [[Larrea tridentata|creosote]], and [[blackbrush]]. Higher up the [[Utah juniper]] and Sonoran scrub oak<ref>{{PLANTS |symbol=QUTU2 |taxon=Quercus turbinella}}</ref> (also called scrub live oak)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdandhike.com/Veg/Species/Trees/Quercu_tur/_Que_tur.htm |title=Shrub Live Oak (Quercus turbinella) |publisher=birdandhike.com |access-date=2011-09-03}}</ref> come to dominate. [[Agave]] is easy to spot in red rock niches, with its thick, low leaves and flowering stem reaching twice a man's height.  The Calico Tanks trail has a plaque about prehistoric agave roasting pits. [[Ponderosa pine]]s may be found at the top of the valley, where it connects to the [[Spring Mountains]].

Wild [[burro]]s are a familiar sight, as are [[rabbit]]s and [[ground squirrel]]s. [[Desert bighorn sheep]] are occasionally seen at higher elevations. During rare spring and summer rainstorms, tiny [[red-spotted toad]]s can emerge from water pools.

The Conservation Area is a protected habitat for the [[desert tortoise]]. A habitat at the Visitor Center houses eight females and two males.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Nevada (Elevation 3,870ft)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 71
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 114
|Jul record high F = 111
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F = 114
|Jan high F = 53.0
|Feb high F = 56.8
|Mar high F = 63.7
|Apr high F = 71.0
|May high F = 80.3
|Jun high F = 91.2
|Jul high F = 96.7
|Aug high F = 94.8
|Sep high F = 87.7
|Oct high F = 76.1
|Nov high F = 62.1
|Dec high F = 53.4
|year high F = 73.9
|Jan low F = 29.7
|Feb low F = 32.9
|Mar low F = 38.4
|Apr low F = 44.3
|May low F = 52.9
|Jun low F = 63.6
|Jul low F = 70.7
|Aug low F = 68.5
|Sep low F = 59.3
|Oct low F = 47.3
|Nov low F = 35.9
|Dec low F = 29.5
|year low F = 47.8
|Jan record low F = 0
|Feb record low F = 0
|Mar record low F = 21
|Apr record low F = 19
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 16
|Dec record low F = 3
|year record low F = 0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.78
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.21
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.88
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.59
|May precipitation inch = 0.24
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.10
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.99
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.09
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.56
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.52
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.75
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.92
|year precipitation inch = 11.64
|Jan snow inch = 0.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
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|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 0.7
|year snow inch = 2.6
|source 1 = The Western Regional Climate Center<ref name="WRCC">{{cite web
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|date=November 2013
}}

==Geology==
[[File:Red Rocks Nevada SW01.jpg|thumb|left|Red Rock Canyon – Calico Hills trail]]
[[File:RedRockSandstone.jpg|thumb|An outcrop of Aztec Sandstone]]
The Red Rock area has a complex geological history, which over millions of years, helped create the region's dramatic landscape.

The Red Rock area was under an ocean basin during the [[Paleozoic Era]] 600 million years ago. Up to {{convert|9000|ft|||}} of limey sediments were deposited and eventually lithified to [[limestone]].<ref name=BLM>{{cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca/red_rock_s_unique/red_rock_geology.html |title=Red Rock Geology |publisher=Bureau of Land Management |access-date=2011-09-03 |archive-date=November 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111120025114/http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca/red_rock_s_unique/red_rock_geology.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During the [[Mesozoic Era]] 250 million years ago, the [[Earth's crust]] started to rise due to tectonic shifts, and marine [[shale]]s and [[sandstone]]s were deposited. As the basin became isolated [[evaporite]] formations of [[salt]] and [[gypsum]] were deposited. Oxidation of the iron minerals in the sediments resulted in the red colors of some of the rocks. Deposition by streams and in swamp environments resulted in the formation of [[petrified wood]] in the area.<ref name=BLM/>

By 180 million years ago, the climate continued to change and the area became a desert with vast expanses of huge shifting [[Dune|sand dunes]]. These dunes accumulated over a broad area, up to {{convert|0.5|mi|||}} thick, and were [[Dune#Lithified dunes|lithified]], cemented with [[calcium carbonate]] and iron oxides. They developed as the colorful [[Aztec Sandstone]].<ref name=BLM/>

During a mountain-building period called the [[Laramide orogeny]] around 66 million years ago, the Keystone Thrust Fault developed. The Keystone is part of a series of [[thrust fault]]s that ran through much of western North America and the Red Rock Conservation Area.<ref name="Burchfiel 1013–1022">{{Cite journal|last1=Burchfiel|first1=B. C.|last2=Fleck|first2=R. J.|last3=Secor|first3=D. T.|last4=Vincelette|first4=R. R.|last5=Davis|first5=G. A.|date=1974-07-01|title=Geology of the Spring Mountains, Nevada|journal=Geological Society of America Bulletin|language=en|volume=85|issue=7|pages=1013–1022|doi=10.1130/0016-7606(1974)85<1013:gotsmn>2.0.co;2|bibcode=1974GSAB...85.1013B |issn=0016-7606}}</ref> The movement of this fault forced the older gray sedimentary rock over the younger red rocks, forming the varicolored landscape that can be seen in the mountain today. The thrust is exposed over a distance of {{convert|13|mi|||}} along the Red Rock [[escarpment]].<ref name=BLM/>

The Lee Canyon thrust plate may contain over 4,000&nbsp;ft (1,200 m) of terrigenous rocks at the base. The Wheeler Pass thrust may contain at least 11,000&nbsp;ft (3,300 m) of these rocks as well.<ref name="Burchfiel 1013–1022"/>

==Recreational activities==
[[File:Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area aerial.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area near Las Vegas, Nevada, looking northeast]]
Red Rock provides a wide variety of recreational activities, the most popular being [[hiking]], [[biking]], rock [[scrambling]], and [[rock climbing]]. [[Horseback riding]] and [[camping]] are also allowed on specific trails and in designated areas. Automobile (Flat4LV) and motorcycle (Roughriders) clubs often conduct group drives through the 13-mile scenic drive. [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]] use is not permitted in the area.

Aside from the dangers of climbing rock faces and cliffs, visitors are informed that temperatures can routinely exceed {{convert|105|F}} in the summer, so they must bring plenty of water. Visitors hiking into the backcountry off established trails are advised against traveling alone and should inform other people of their plans.  Risks include the presence of venomous [[rattlesnakes]] and flash flooding/lightning from [[thunderstorms]].

===Rock climbing===
[[File:Climbers RedRocks Nv.JPG|right|thumb|upright|Climbers at the second pullout of the scenic loop]]
[[File:Red Spring- A Desert Oasis- Markey.jpg|thumb|Red Springs Desert Oasis interpretive boardwalk at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area]]
Although the Yosemite-size walls offer a host of challenging lines, technical climbing activity in Red Rock was not recorded before 1968. The first modern routes, climbed in the early 1970s, are described in several books.<ref>{{cite web|last=DeAngelo|first= L. |year=2004|title=Red Rock Odyssey|url=http://www.verexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Handren|first= Jerry|year= 2016|title=Red Rocks: A Climber's Guide|edition= 2|location= Las Vegas|url= http://www.redrocksguidebook.com/}}</ref> The rock is [[Aztec Sandstone]], a relatively solid variety with hard surface varnish. Many climbs involve ascents of single crack systems hundreds of feet long.

The climbs of Red Rock cover a broad range of length and difficulty. The long, easy routes had made the area a common climbing training ground, but the canyon also offers many difficult climbs as well. In recent decades, this broad appeal and the classic nature of many routes have made the area an international destination for rock climbers.

Popular [[sport climbing]] areas include the Calico Hills and Sandstone Quarry. Red Rock has a multitude of [[traditional climbing]] areas, including single-pitch areas such as Brass Wall and Necromancer Wall, along with multi-pitch areas such as Eagle Wall, Aeolian Wall, Mescalito, and Solar Slab. Long free and big-wall aid routes are found on features such as the Rainbow Wall and Buffalo Wall. [[Bouldering]] is popular in Red Rock as well, primarily at the Kraft Boulders and Black Velvet Canyon.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lynch|first=Kaelyn|date=2019-09-25|title=Alex Honnold's Guide to Rock Climbing in Las Vegas|url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2401823/rock-climbing-las-vegas-alex-honnold|access-date=2021-02-21|website=Outside Online|language=en}}</ref>

===Hiking===
[[File:White Rock Canyon at Red Rock Canyon National Park.jpg|thumb|right|White Rock Mountain Loop Trail, one of the many trails that can be seen by visitors to Red Rock]]
[[File:A hiker at Red Rock Canyon.jpg|alt=A hiker on the Grand Circle Loop Trail in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.|thumb|A hiker on the Grand Circle Loop Trail in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area]]
Red Rock has hiking trails and picnic areas. Trails are changed and diverted depending on the needs of the ecosystem.  In early spring, depending upon the precipitation, waterfalls may be seen on the edge of the canyons.  Popular trails within the vicinity of the scenic drive loop include the Moenkopi Loop, Calico Hills, Calico Tanks, [[Turtlehead Mountain]], Keystone Thrust, White Rock/La Madre Springs Loop, and the Ice Box Canyon trail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca/recreation/hiking.html|title=Red Rock Canyon Hiking|date=2016-10-20|website=www.blm.gov|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-date=February 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227063859/https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo/blm_programs/blm_special_areas/red_rock_nca/recreation/hiking.html|url-status=dead}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
{{Panorama
|image   = File:High Point Overlook.jpg
|height  = 150
|caption = View from High Point Overlook
}}

==Wildfire history==
[[File:Calico basin red rock cumulus mediocris.jpg|thumb|Calico Basin in Red Rock Canyon]]
Several significant [[wildfire]]s have burned within the Red Rock Canyon NCA in recent years, including:
*1998 – A fire occurred in the loop area.  By 2003, regrowth has made it difficult to find the burn area.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
*June 25, 2005 – The ''Goodsprings fire'' consumed more than {{convert|31600|acre|sqmi km2|abbr=on}}, burning into Red Rock NCA's southern area.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
*July 22, 2005 – Lightning caused an {{convert|800|acre|sqmi km2|adj=on}} fire in the loop area.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
*September 6, 2006 – Another fire was started by lightning in the loop near the visitor center and burned around {{convert|1500|acre|sqmi km2|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
*July 2013 – The [[Carpenter 1 Fire|''Carpenter I fire'']] burned mainly in the [[Spring Mountains National Recreation Area]], but encroached on the northwest portion of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. It was caused by lightning in Trout Canyon nearby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2014/september/southern_nevada__3.html|title=Press Release, Bureau of Land Management|access-date=December 30, 2014|archive-date=September 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929072020/http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/info/newsroom/2014/september/southern_nevada__3.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/09/24/2014-22717/notice-of-temporary-area-closure-at-the-red-rock-canyon-national-conservation-area-due-to-carpenter "Notice of Temporary Area Closure at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area due to Carpenter"], ''Federal Register,'' 24 September 2014</ref>

Damage caused by wildfires, as well as evidence of the ability of the desert to heal itself over time, is visible from the loop road.{{citation needed|reason=visible when? Was this stuff visible in 1990? 2010? Today in 2019?|date=March 2019}}

Recent fires{{when|date=August 2022}} were in part fueled by the thick growth of [[invasive species]] [[Bromus madritensis|red brome]] and [[cheat grass]]es.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The Bureau of Land Management has not{{as of when|date=March 2019}} developed plans to control these species, because control methods, such as using [[herbicides]], can be costly and damaging to native plants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-08-Fri-2006/news/9525531.html |first=Keith |last=Rogers |title=Officials see long road to recovery for desert plants |publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2006-09-08 |access-date=2011-09-03}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Red Rock Canyon appears in the 2010 videogame ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', where it is depicted as home to a group known as the Great Khans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/all-minor-factions-fallout-new-vegas-ranked/|title=All Minor Factions In Fallout: New Vegas, Ranked|date=May 9, 2024|first=Matthew|last=Weideman|work=Gamerant}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[La Madre Mountains Wilderness]]
* {{portal-inline|Nevada}}

==Notes==
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==References==
*Urioste, Joanne, ''The Red Rocks of Southern Nevada,'' [[American Alpine Club]], 1984 {{ISBN|978-0-930410-17-9}}
*Clinesmith, Larry L. and Elsie L. Sellars, ''Red Rock Canyon Plants,'' Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association, 2001 {{ISBN|978-0-9707179-0-0}}
*Handren, Jerry, ''Red Rocks Climber's Guide II'',  2016 {{ISBN|978-1-4951-8204-4}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area}}
* [https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/nevada/red-rock-canyon BLM's Red Rock Canyon Site]
** [https://www.flickr.com/photos/blmnevada/sets/72157633640179376/ Flowers of RRCNCA] by BLM
* [https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/ Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association]

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