County: Clark

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Photographer: John Charlton/KGS

Place Name: Red Hills, Clark County

Short description: High Plains vista looking north at the edge of the Red Hills in Clark County. Soils, shales, siltstones, and sandstones in the rugged Red Hills region get their color from iron oxide (rust), which turns bright red when exposed to oxygen. The region's butte-and-mesa topography was influenced by layers of gypsum, and the Red Hills are sometimes called the Gyp or Gypsum Hills.

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