{"id":2729,"date":"2021-10-19T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T13:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/uncategorized\/geography-5.html"},"modified":"2025-04-02T23:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T23:54:32","slug":"geography-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/nevada\/geography.html","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Geographical Facts About Nevada<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"30%\">Area<\/td>\n<td>110,567 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Land Area<\/td>\n<td>109,806 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Water Area<\/td>\n<td>761 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mean Elevation<\/td>\n<td>1,676 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Highest Point<\/td>\n<td>Boundary Peak (4,005 meters)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lowest Point<\/td>\n<td>Colorado River (146 meters)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Geographic Center<\/td>\n<td>Lander County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h2>Nevada Geographical Features<\/h2>\n<p>Nevada is a state located in the western, and southwestern regions of the United States. The state is bordered on the north by Oregon and Idaho; on the east by Utah and Arizona; and on the west and south by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/california\/\">California<\/a>. The geographic center of the state is in Lander County.<\/p>\n<p>The Nevada landscape is composed of sandy deserts, snow covered mountains, and grassy valleys. The state can be divided into three land regions: the Columbia Plateau, the Sierra Nevada, and the Basin and Range Region.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Columbia Plateau:<\/h3>\n<p>The northeastern part of Nevada is referred to as the Columbia Plateau. The region comprises rivers and streams.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Sierra Nevada:<\/h3>\n<p>It is a mountain range passing through the state south of Carson city. Lake Tahoe lies in the valleys of the Sierra Nevada.<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Basin and Range Region:<\/h3>\n<p>Most of the state of Nebraska lies within the Basin and Range Region. The region is bordered by the Sierra Nevada on the west. The Toiyabe and Toquima mountain ranges lie in the center of the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Climate of Nevada<\/h2>\n<p>Nevada has desert and semiarid climate regions. The highest temperature recorded in the state is 52 \u00b0 C at Laughlin on June 29, 1994; while the lowest temperature in the state was &#8217;46 \u00b0 C; this was registered on January 8, 1937 at San Jacinto. Nevada is the driest state in the United States with scarce precipitation in most parts of the state. Snowfall is occasional in the hilly area of the state.<\/p>\n<h2>Major Mountains in Nevada<\/h2>\n<p>There are 2,167 mountain peaks in Nevada. Boundary Peak is the highest point in the state. The other mountains in the state are:<\/p>\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Wheeler Peak<\/td>\n<td>Charleston Peak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pyramid Peak<\/td>\n<td>Mount Moriah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Currant Mountain<\/td>\n<td>Granite Peak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mount Silliman<\/td>\n<td>Duckwater Peak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buck Mountain<\/td>\n<td>Mahogany Mountain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h2>Major Rivers in Nevada<\/h2>\n<p>The major rivers in the state are:<\/p>\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Colorado River<\/td>\n<td>Amargosa River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbia River<\/td>\n<td>Quinn River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Truckee River<\/td>\n<td>Reese River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Humboldt River<\/td>\n<td>Muddy River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carson River<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h2>Major Lakes in Nevada<\/h2>\n<p>Nebraska has a number of lakes. The major lakes in the state are:<\/p>\n<div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td>Pyramid Lake<\/td>\n<td>Angel Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Mead<\/td>\n<td>Overland Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Mojave<\/td>\n<td>Favre Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Tahoe<\/td>\n<td>Lake Las Vegas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Walker Lake<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nevada is the 7th largest state in the US, having a total area of 110,577 sq mi (286,382 sq km). The mean elevation is 5,500 ft (1,680 m). Boundary Peak has the highest elevation at 13,147 ft (4,007.1 m). Major Landforms of Nevada are the Great Basin, the Mojave Desert, and the Sierra Nevada. 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