Centennial Hills is a neighborhood in northwest

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. It is bordered by the Snow Mountain Paiute Reservation and

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to the north, Lower Kyle Canyon and the

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to the west,

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to the south, and

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to the east. The

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are visible to the west with

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in the

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to the north. Lone Mountain lies within the neighborhood.

History

On January 17, 2001, northwest Las Vegas, which occupies over a third of the city's area, was unofficially given the name Centennial Hills in a contest, which won with 2,222 votes. Other proposed names for the area were Arrow Canyon with 1,784 votes,

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with 111 votes, and Cielo de Oro, chosen by Mayor

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, with 35 votes. On January 21, 2008, the

Centennial Hills Hospital Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center is a for-profit hospital owned by Universal Health Services and operated by Valley Health System located in the Centennial Hills neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States at 6900 North Durango Drive ...

opened in Centennial Hills on

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, as the first tobacco-free campus in Nevada. The campus has 226 beds an area of and includes two

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Parks and recreation

Located just north of Centennial Hills,

is accessible from the neighborhood at Moccasin Road and Durango Drive. Further south off Durango is

, an urban retreat which is the location of Floyd Lamb Park,

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Historic Site, and

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. Among the other parks and playgrounds in the area is the main

Centennial Hills Park Centennial Hills Park, formerly known as Deer Springs Park, is a 120-acre regional park in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, located in the neighborhood of Centennial Hills. It is located next to the Centennial Hills Library. Activities and ame ...

, which features an

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and has

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fossil-themed trails and is built around a historic inverted riverbed.

Transportation

Centennial Hills is centered around the interchange of

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and

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, built in 2003. In 2015, upgrades to the junction preparing for

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to pass through proceeded and it was named the

Centennial Bowl The Centennial Bowl is the colloquial name for an under-construction freeway interchange in Las Vegas, in the U.S. state of Nevada, in the Centennial Hills neighborhood. It currently serves U.S. Route 95 (US 95) and Clark County Rou ...

. Completion of the Centennial Bowl project is due in 2024. The RTC Centennial Hills Transit Center Park & Ride began construction in June 2009 and opened January 2010.

Roads

Centennial Hills is served by the following roads: ;Highways * I-11

(future)/

(Las Vegas Beltway) * Nevada 157

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(Kyle Canyon Road) * Nevada 573

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(Craig Road) * Nevada 574

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(Cheyenne Avenue) * Nevada 599

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/ U.S. Route 95 Business (Rancho Drive) ;Major roads * Ann Road *

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Elkhorn Road Elkhorn Road is a major west-east road in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, United States. Route Elkhorn Road begins at Egan Crest Drive in the northwestern corner of Las Vegas. The road heads east to the Centennial Hills neighborhood wh ...

* Jones Boulevard * Lone Mountain Road

Education

Notable high schools in Centennial Hills are the Centennial High School, Arbor View High School, and Shadow Ridge High School. Centennial Hills Library, next to Centennial Hills Park, serves the neighborhood.

References

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