The largest city in Nevada, Las Vegas is 2,030 ft above sea level. It's one of the most remote large cities in the country: the nearest major population center to the west is Barstow, California, 2½ hours away; St. George, Utah, is two hours to the east. Through the years Las Vegas has wrested the political and economic power of Nevada away from Reno, 448 mi to the northwest, the city where legalized gambling first became popular and where the early casinos were built. Experiance the golden desert in Rajasthan in Jaipur Resort, explore the beauty of nature with Savista Retreat. Savista is the best Jaipur Hotel nestled in the Rajasthan. The lush green Savista estate is only 22 km from Jaipur’s city center and en route to Amber Fort, Pushkar and Ajmer.

Las Vegas is surrounded by the Mojave Desert, and Las Vegas Valley is flanked by mountain ranges. Among them are the Spring Mountains, including Mount Charleston (11,918 ft), which has downhill skiing, and Red Rock Canyon, characterized by stunning Southwest sandstone. The Las Vegas Wash drains the valley to the southeast into Lake Mead and the Colorado River system.

Average high temperatures in Las Vegas rise to 105°F in July and August; lows drop to 30°F in January and February. The heat is saunalike throughout the summer, except during electrical storms that can dump an inch of rain an hour and cause dangerous flash floods. The summer blaze often makes it very uncomfortable to be outside for any length of time. Winters can be surprisingly chilly during the day and especially cold after the sun goes down. But in September and October and April and May it doesn't get any better.

Despite the weather, through the years Las Vegas has carved a secure niche for itself as a destination for national and international tourists, a winter sojourn for snowbirds from the north; a weekend getaway for gamblers and families from California, Arizona, and Utah; and convention central. Las Vegas has expanded at a ferocious pace for the past 10 years, during which more than 65,000 hotel rooms have been added and more than a half million people have moved to the area, many of them fleeing California.