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Reno, Nevada. / 39.52722°N 119.82194°W / 39.52722; -119.82194. Reno ( / ˈriːnoʊ / REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on ...
Beckwourth Pass is located at the north eastern edge of Sierra Valley at Chilcoot-Vinton, California near the border between Plumas County and Lassen County, 20 miles (32 km) east of Portola, California and 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Reno, Nevada . California State Route 70 crosses over Beckwourth Pass.
Gerlach, Nevada is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [1] The population was 130 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2010, Gerlach was part of the Gerlach–Empire census-designated place. The town of Empire is now a separate CDP.
The Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Western Nevada, anchored by the cities of Reno and Sparks. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 490,596. [1]
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2).
Newlands Historic District. / 39.51583°N 119.82111°W / 39.51583; -119.82111. The Newlands Historic District in Reno, Nevada is a historic district on the bluffs south of the Truckee River which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is a residential district bounded by the Truckee River on the north ...
The University of Nevada, Reno ( Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, 1874, in Elko, Nevada . The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high ...
Mapes Hotel. / 39.52566; -119.812576. The Mapes Hotel was a hotel and casino located in Downtown Reno, Nevada, next to the Truckee River on Virginia Street. It was built in 1947 and opened on December 17 of that year. It was the first skyscraper built in the Western United States since the start of World War II.