Monitor Valley

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Monitor Valley (upper center) viewed from above and to the south 2022-03-24 19 42 41 UTC minus 7 View north from an airplane across north-central Nye County, Nevada, with Monitor Valley in the upper center, the Ralston Valley in the lower left, the Monitor Range on the right and the Toquima Range on the upper left.jpg
Monitor Valley (upper center) viewed from above and to the south

Monitor Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada. [1]

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History

Monitor Valley took its name from a hill along its course which was subjectively likened to USS Monitor. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monitor Valley
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.

Coordinates: 41°48′26″N114°39′06″W / 41.80722°N 114.65167°W / 41.80722; -114.65167