Mason Valley (Nevada)

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2014 aerial photo of Mason Valley

The Mason Valley is a valley in western Nevada, between the Singatse Range and the Wassuk Range in Lyon County, Nevada.

Valley Low area between hills, often with a river running through it.

A valley is a low area between hills or mountains typically with a river running through it. In geology, a valley or dale is a depression that is longer than it is wide. The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, at least with respect to the cross section of the slopes or hillsides.

Nevada State of the United States of America

Nevada is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 32nd most populous, but the 9th least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state's four largest incorporated cities are located. Nevada's capital, however, is Carson City.

Singatse Range

The Singatse Range is a mountain range in Lyon County, Nevada.

The Walker River flows through the valley from south to north. The city of Yerington is located in the center of the valley. The Pine Nut Mountains are nearby.

Yerington, Nevada City in Nevada, United States

Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. It is named after Henry M. Yerington, Superintendent of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad from 1868 to 1910. The city incorporated in 1907. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton, Nevada on November 29, 1861. After the Dayton Court House burned down in 1909, the county seat was moved to Yerington in 1911.

Pine Nut Mountains

The Pine Nut Mountains are a north-south mountain range in the Great Basin, in Douglas and Lyon counties of northwestern Nevada, United States. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Siegel at 9,456 ft.

Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area is located at the extreme north of the valley.

Coordinates: 39°05′11″N119°08′36″W / 39.08639°N 119.14333°W / 39.08639; -119.14333 [1]

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