West Wendover, Nevada

Elko County

32-83730

West Wendover is a city in Elko County in the U.S. state of Nevada.

West Wendover has 4,721 inhabitants ( U.S. Census 2000), covering an area of 19.4 km ². The city is located on the eastern border of Nevada and the western corner of the Great Salt Desert ( Great Salt Lake dessert), bordering the city Wendover, Utah, with which it is often confused. It is located on Interstate 80 because of the proximity and economic ties with West Wendover Utah is in the Mountain Time Zone, while the Pacific Time zone applies in the rest of Nevada.

West Wendover is a prosperous city, which benefits from a high tax revenue from the gambling industry in Nevada. The place operates five fully equipped casino hotels: The Red Garter, Wendover Nugget, Rainbow, Peppermill and Montego Bay. The much poorer Wendover, Utah wishes for this reason an annexation to West Wendover, a wish that is shared by the residents of West Wendover overs. To date, has been here over but not decided.

A few miles away are the Bonneville Flats, part of the Great Salt Desert, which is often used because of its flatness and size for speed record attempts.