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Big Canyon, Nevada

Big Canyon is a valley located in Washoe County, NV at N40.087961° W119.710748° (WGS84/NAD83) and at an elevation of 4107 ft MSL.
It can be seen on the USGS 1:24K topographic map Pyramid SW, NV.

Feature Type: Valley
Latitude: N40.087961° (WGS84/NAD83 datum)
Longitude: W119.710748°
Elevation: 4107 ft MSL
County: Washoe County, Nevada
USGS 24K Map: Pyramid SW, NV
USGS 24K MRC: 40119A6

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USGS 1:24K topographic map:
USGS 24K topo map of Big Canyon, NV
Source: US Geological Survey

Aerial imagery:
Aerial imagery of Big Canyon, NV
Source: US National Map

OpenStreetMap:
OpenStreetMap map of Big Canyon, NV
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by TopoQuest

OpenTopoMap:
OpenTopoMap map of Big Canyon, NV
Copyright OpenStreetMap contributors, map styling by OpenTopoMap and TopoQuest

FAA VFR aeronautical chart::
FAA VFR chart of Big Canyon, NV
Source: US Federal Aviation Administration


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Here are some other places of interest near Big Canyon:

Feature Name Type Latitude Longitude Distance View Map
Barrel SpringSpringN40.077531°W119.728416°1.2 miles  View Map
Big CanyonLocaleN40.096295°W119.701582°0.8 miles  View Map
Big CanyonValleyN40.087961°W119.710748°0.0 milesView Map
Big Canyon RanchLocaleN40.084906°W119.741027°1.6 miles  View Map
Bristol (historical)LocaleN40.040740°W119.668524°4.0 miles  View Map
Enchanted BeachBeachN40.169905°W119.665470°6.1 miles  View Map
Fred True WellWellN40.183239°W119.767141°7.2 miles  View Map
George Washington RockPillarN40.112684°W119.718805°1.8 miles  View Map
Government Trough SpringSpringN40.092128°W119.797974°4.6 miles  View Map
Hornet CanyonValleyN40.044351°W119.708248°3.0 miles  View Map
Hornet SpringSpringN40.030906°W119.723152°4.0 miles  View Map
Horse SpringSpringN39.988783°W119.756098°7.3 miles  View Map
Hot SpringSpringN40.145378°W119.673962°4.4 miles  View Map
Hot SpringSpringN40.139703°W119.685535°3.8 miles  View Map
Hot SpringsSpringN40.141613°W119.690405°3.9 miles  View Map
Jigger Bobb CanyonValleyN40.058517°W119.687969°2.4 miles  View Map
Juniper BasinBasinN40.141016°W119.792141°5.7 miles  View Map
Left Hand CanyonValleyN40.071850°W119.748527°2.3 miles  View Map
Little ValleyValleyN40.041573°W119.739082°3.5 miles  View Map
Lower Adobe SpringSpringN40.131043°W119.771406°4.4 miles  View Map
Lower Scott SpringsSpringN40.025927°W119.768385°5.3 miles  View Map
Mud SpringSpringN40.038957°W119.786386°5.2 miles  View Map
Mud SpringSpringN39.995390°W119.738483°6.6 miles  View Map
Ninemile BayBayN40.049351°W119.668524°3.5 miles  View Map
Pelican PointCapeN39.991296°W119.619354°8.2 miles  View Map
Picket CorralLocaleN40.040462°W119.771306°4.6 miles  View Map
Poison CanyonValleyN40.074073°W119.701581°1.1 miles  View Map
PyramidPopulated PlaceN40.074906°W119.701859°1.0 miles  View Map
Pyramid Post Office (historical)Post OfficeN40.074906°W119.701859°1.0 miles  View Map
Red Light CanyonValleyN40.114906°W119.755751°3.0 miles  View Map
Right Hand CanyonValleyN40.059073°W119.771584°3.8 miles  View Map
Salt Cabin SpringSpringN40.066852°W119.795870°4.7 miles  View Map
Salt SpringSpringN40.056176°W119.789544°4.7 miles  View Map
Scott PassGapN40.025462°W119.753527°4.9 miles  View Map
Shallow SpringSpringN40.127014°W119.747785°3.3 miles  View Map
Sharps CanyonValleyN40.076017°W119.702137°0.9 miles  View Map
Spanish FlatFlatN40.027406°W119.791028°6.0 miles  View Map
Spanish Flat DamDamN40.008240°W119.789361°6.9 miles  View Map
Spanish Flat ReservoirReservoirN40.013615°W119.791774°6.7 miles  View Map
Steam GeyserSpringN40.145927°W119.676930°4.4 miles  View Map
The Needle RocksPillarN40.146850°W119.682693°4.3 miles  View Map
Thunderbolt BayBayN40.074351°W119.687414°1.6 miles  View Map
Thunderbolt CanyonValleyN40.074073°W119.701581°1.1 miles  View Map
Tule RidgeRidgeN39.997684°W119.746304°6.5 miles  View Map
Upper Adobe SpringSpringN40.131347°W119.778420°4.7 miles  View Map
Upper Scott SpringSpringN40.017429°W119.762544°5.6 miles  View Map
Warrior PointCapeN40.044351°W119.653523°4.3 miles  View Map
Water Hole CanyonValleyN40.005184°W119.632411°7.1 miles  View Map
Wizards BeachBeachN40.119072°W119.701304°2.2 miles  View Map
Wizards CoveBayN40.124072°W119.695748°2.6 miles  View Map
Wood CanyonValleyN40.040462°W119.667413°4.0 miles  View Map
ZenobiaPopulated PlaceN40.156294°W119.740195°5.0 miles  View Map

Note: Coordinates in the location and feature list above are referenced to NAD83 datum.


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