Western Nevada
Western Nevada is in Nevada. It comprises Carson City, Douglas County, Lyon County, Storey County, and Washoe County.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Carson City and Reno.
Carson City
Nevada's capital, Carson City is located along the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada, in the Eagle Valley, just east of Lake Tahoe, south of Reno, and north of Douglas County and the Carson Valley communities of Minden, Gardnerville, and Genoa.Reno
Reno, the "Biggest Little City in the World", is in the beautiful north-west region of the State of Nevada, right at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.Sparks
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. As of the 2020 census, Sparks had a population of 108,445.Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Republic of Molossia and Virginia City.
Republic of Molossia
The Republic of Molossia, is a micronation in Dayton, Western Nevada, with land near Alturas, California. The nearest sizable city is Reno, 27 mi away.Virginia City
Virginia City is a small Old West town south of Reno on highway 341, in Storey County, Western Nevada.Fernley
Fernley is a city in Nevada located along Interstate 80 about 30 miles east of Reno. Fernley was best known in the United States as "that place most Amazon.com stuff ships from" due to the large depot the town had before Amazon moved their operations to Reno itself.Minden
Minden is a city in Nevada located a few miles south of Carson City in the Carson Valley which is east of Lake Tahoe. The town is about 2 miles west of Gardnerville.Silver Springs
Silver Springs is a census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, US, at the intersection of US 50 and US 95A. As of the 2020 census, Silver Springs had a population of 5,629.Gardnerville
Gardnerville is a city in Nevada, about 2 miles east of Minden. It is located in the Carson Valley a few miles south of Carson City.Pyramid Lake
Pyramid Lake is a lake in Nevada, United States. Enclosed entirely within the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reservation, it is the end point for the Truckee River which begins at Lake Tahoe.Western Nevada
- Type: human settlement
- Description: place in Nevada, United States
- Location: Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
40.13° or 40° 7′ 48″ north
Longitude of center
-119.36° or 119° 21′ 36″ west
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Vietnamese—“Western Nevada” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Nevada occidentale”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Nevada”
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