Jean Lake Explained

Jean Lake
Other Name:Jean Dry Lake
Location:Clark County, Nevada
Coordinates:35.7886°N -115.2611°W
Type:endorheic dry lake
Basin Countries:United States
Elevation:2772feet
Pushpin Map:Nevada
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the endorheic dry lake in Nevada

Jean Lake, (or Jean Dry Lake), is a small endorheic dry lake east[1] of Jean, Nevada and Interstate 15. It lies at an elevation of 2772feet.

With the Bird Spring Range adjacent to the northwest, it is in the Las Vegas Wash Watershed. Roach Lake in the north Ivanpah Valley is nearby to the south southwest.

In popular culture

The dry lake bed is a popular filming location for photo shoots, music videos, and films. Casino, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Hangover contain scenes filmed at Jean Dry Lake.[2] It is close to the site of the 2016-2018 land art installation Seven Magic Mountains.

Notes and References

  1. Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, c. 2010, p. 70-71.
  2. Web site: LOCATION SPOTLIGHT: JEAN DRY LAKE BED. Nevada Film. 20 July 2017.