Little Smoky Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins and an

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for the larger Little Smoky-Newark

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. The valley spans three counties in Nevada, namely

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, Nye, and

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. The valley's numerous springs include Cool Tank, Mahogany, Moody, Little Nevada, Pogue Wells, and Soda Springs. Places in the valley include the

Warm Springs, Nevada Warm Springs is a former town in the Tonopah Basin in Nye County, Nevada, near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at ). It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Hi ...

, community and the Little Smoky Valley Use Area for grazing. Little Smoky Valley was so named on account of frequently foggy conditions.

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Valleys of Nevada Valleys of Eureka County, Nevada Valleys of Nye County, Nevada Valleys of White Pine County, Nevada {{WhitePineCountyNV-geo-stub