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  2. U.S. Route 50 in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Western end of US 6 concurrency; mileposts reflect distance along US 6: Majors Place: 63.483 [61] 102.166: US 93 south – Las Vegas: Eastern end of US 93 concurrency 65.6 [67] 105.6: Spring Valley Road (SR 893 north) 93.824 [61] 150.995: SR 487 east – Baker, Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park: Border: 101.331 [1] 163.076: US 6 east / US ...

  3. Nevada State Route 439 - Wikipedia

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    State Route 439 (SR 439) is a four-lane state highway in Lyon, Storey and Washoe Counties in Nevada.Better known as USA Parkway, the route connects U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in Silver Springs to Interstate 80 (I-80) in Clark via the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC).

  4. Geography of Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals.. Nevada is the driest state in the United States. [3] It is made up of mostly desert and semi-arid climate regions, and, with the exception of the Las Vegas Valley, the average summer diurnal temperature range approaches 40 °F (22 °C) in much of the state.

  5. Western Nevada - Wikipedia

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    About 35,000 cars daily use I-580 and US 395 between Reno and Carson City. I-80 is the main east-west route through the region, connecting with Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area to the west and the Great Basin and Salt Lake City to the east.

  6. Desert Research Institute - Wikipedia

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    A two-page bill signed into law by the Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer on March 23, 1959, authorized establishment of the Desert Research Institute at the University of Nevada, Reno. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] UNR hired Dr. Wendell Mordy as the Founding Director (1960–1969) of the University's Desert Research Institute, which initially was an office at the top ...

  7. Gass Peak - Wikipedia

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    It is easily seen to the north of the Las Vegas Valley, bordering the city of North Las Vegas. The peak is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Las Vegas and is within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. [2] A communications tower with solar panels has been built at the top of the peak.

  8. Reno, Nevada - Wikipedia

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    As the mining boom waned early in the 20th century, Nevada's centers of political and business activity shifted to the nonmining communities, especially Reno and Las Vegas. Nevada is still the third-largest gold producer in the world, after South Africa and Australia; the state yielded 6.9% of the world's supply in 2005 world gold production. [14]

  9. Nevada State Route 659 - Wikipedia

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    The remaining state-maintained portion of SR 650 ended near Equity Avenue (just south of Mill Street) in Reno, leaving the route a total length of 6.365 miles (10.243 km). SR 651 was truncated to a distance of 6.630 miles (10.670 km), with a southern terminus at West 4th Street.