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Whitney, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Whitney, Mount, peak, 14,494 ft (4,418 m) high, E Calif., in the Sierra Nevada at the eastern border of Sequoia National Park; the highest peak in the contiguous 48 states (Denali [Mt…

Yucca Mountain

(Encyclopedia) Yucca Mountain, mountain in the SW Nevada desert about 100 mi (161 km) northwest of Las Vegas. It is the proposed site of a Dept. of Energy (DOE) repository for up to 77,000 metric…

Kings, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Kings, river, 125 mi (201 km) long, rising in three forks in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing SW to Tulare Lake in the San Joaquin valley. Its middle and southern forks flow…

Bowers, Eilley

(Encyclopedia) Bowers, Eilley, c.1827–1903, American frontier figure, b. Eilley Orrum in Scotland. She became a Mormon and moved (1855) to Nevada with her second husband. He returned (1857) to Salt…

San Joaquin

(Encyclopedia) San JoaquinSan Joaquinsăn wäkēnˈ [key], river, c.320 mi (510 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., and flowing W then N through the S Central Valley to form a large delta…

Census Maps of Nevada

Nevada: Persons per square mile, 2000 Nevada: White persons, percent, 2000 Nevada: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Nevada: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000…

Nevada: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan.841931Logandale–501937San JacintoFeb.921986Logandale–411894StofielMarch981940Overton–331969Diamond Valley-HallApril1061989Laughlin–…

Nevada Area Codes

Area codes Selected cities702Las Vegas, Henderson775Carson City, RenoSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com . To find phone numbers, area code information, and area…

Nevada Census Data

Nevada Atlas People QuickFacts Nevada USA Population, 2005 estimate 2,414,807 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 20.8% 5.3%…

Nevada Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population1,998,257100.0SEX AND AGEMale1,018,05150.9Female980,20649.1Under 5 years145,8177.35 to 9 years149,3227.510 to 14 years139,1937.015 to 19 years127,1696.420 to 24…