Mesquite is a city located in the northeast corner of Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Arizona state line and 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Las Vegas on Interstate 15.

The community was finally established on the third attempt after having been flooded out from the waters of the Virgin River.

[7] By 2006, Mesquite was one of the fastest-growing small towns in the United States, though the late-2000s recession led to the closure of the Oasis (formerly the Peppermill) casino.

Nevada State Route 170 leads south from the center of town, crossing the Virgin River into the unincorporated community of Bunkerville before looping back to I-15 at the western city limits of Mesquite.

Unlike Las Vegas, Mesquite lacks an urban heat island.

This makes low temperatures noticeably more comfortable in the summer, but means winter nights are colder.

Conversely, the normal high temp drops to the lowest value of the year, 57 degrees, and low of 28 on December 16, approximately 6 days before the winter solstice.

[15] In 1987, the Virgin Valley's first newspaper, The Desert Echo, began distribution out of a local home on Riverside Road.

[16] The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum has exhibits about area pioneers and local history.

Mesquite is a stopping point for those traveling along I-15 between Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

Mesquite is also a destination for year-round golf, with over nine public courses in the warm desert climate, it draws golfers from all over.