West Wendover, Nevada

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West Wendover is a small city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 4,512 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Elko micropolitan area. West Wendover is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western edge of the Great Salt Lake Desert and is contiguous with Wendover, Utah, with which it is sometimes confused. It is home to five casinos and a cannabis dispensary which attract many visitors from neighboring Utah, where both casino gambling and non-medical cannabis are illegal. Interstate 80 runs just north of the cities, while Interstate 80 Business (Wendover Boulevard) runs through the two cities.

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West Wendover, Nevada
Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway,

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N 40.747777777778 °	E -114.07833333333 °

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway

Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway
98993
Nevada, United States
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A-1 Club

A-1 Club was a gas station and coffee shop originally and then in 1948 expanded to include a casino. This was located in West Wendover, Nevada.

Wendover Will

Wendover Will is a sign created for the Stateline Casino in West Wendover, Nevada in 1952. It is now a landmark for the town of West Wendover.

Red Garter Casino

Red Garter is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada just west of Rainbow. As of 2022, the Red Garter Hotel remained operated by Maverick Gaming.

Rainbow Casino (West Wendover)

Rainbow Wendover is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. This casino as well as the Peppermill and the Montego Bay are owned and operated by Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

Peppermill Wendover

Peppermill Wendover is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. This casino as well as Rainbow and the Montego Bay are owned and operated by Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

Montego Bay Resort

Montego Bay Resort is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. In addition to the Wendover Nugget, it is located right on the border line between Nevada and Utah just south of Interstate 80. This casino as well as Rainbow and the Peppermill are owned and operated by Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

Wendover Nugget

Wendover Nugget is a hotel and casino located in West Wendover, Nevada. Located right on the border line between Utah and Nevada. There is a connecting skyway between the Nugget and the Montego Bay. Both establishments' buildings are almost directly abut the state line; their parking lots are in Utah.

Leppy Hills

The Leppy Hills are a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada.

Historic Wendover Airfield

The Historic Wendover Airfield is an aviation museum located at Wendover Airport in Wendover, Utah focused on the history of Wendover Air Force Base.

Wendover, Utah

Wendover is a city on the western edge of Tooele County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,115 at the 2020 census.

Wendover Airport

Wendover Airport (IATA: ENV, ICAO: KENV, FAA LID: ENV) is a county-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Wendover, a city on the western edge of Tooele County, Utah, United States, near the border with Nevada.

Wendover Air Force Base

Wendover Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Utah now known as Wendover Airport. During World War II, it was a training base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews. It was the training site of the 509th Composite Group, the B-29 unit that carried out the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, Wendover was used for training exercises, gunnery range and as a research facility. It was closed by the Air Force in 1969, and the base was given to Wendover City in 1977. Tooele County, Utah, assumed ownership of the airport and base buildings in 1998, and the County continues to operate the airfield as a public airport. A portion of the original bombing range is now the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) which is used extensively by the Air Force with live fire targets on the range.