The Mason Valley is a
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
in western
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
, between the
Singatse Range and the
Wassuk Range in
Lyon County, Nevada
Lyon County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 59,235. Lyon County is a part of the Reno metropolitan area.
History
Lyon County was one of the ...
.
The
Walker River
The Walker River is a river in west-central Nevada in the United States, approximately long. Fed principally by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada of California, it drains an arid portion of the Great Basin southeast of Reno and flows into the endo ...
flows through the valley from south to north. The city of
Yerington is located in the center of the valley. The
Pine Nut Mountains are nearby.
Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area is located at the extreme north of the valley.
References
Valleys of Nevada
Landforms of Lyon County, Nevada
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