Smoke Creek Desert
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| Smoke Creek Desert | |
| Desert | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Nevada |
| District | Washoe County |
| Part of | Great Basin |
| Location | lakebed/playa |
| - elevation | 3,852 ft (1,174 m) |
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| For public | Federal lands (including the playa) are open to the public with regulatory restrictions. Some private lands are in the region and are closed to the public. |
| Timezone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
  location of Smoke Creek Desert in Nevada
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The Smoke Creek Desert is found in northwestern Nevada in the United States[1]. The desert lies to the north of Pyramid Lake and west of the Fox Range. The southern end of the desert lies on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, and a rail line lies at the eastern edge. The Smoke Creek Desert leads into the Black Rock Desert at the northeastern end between the Granite Range and the Fox Range.
[edit] External links
- Geophysical Investigations of the Smoke Creek Desert and their Geologic Implications, Northwest Nevada and Northeast California, USGS, 2006
- Gravity, Magnetic, and Physical Property Data in the Smoke Creek Desert Area, Northwest Nevada, USGS, 2006
- Smoke Creek Desert, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, 2005
- Smoke Creek Desert watershed, EPA
- Nobles Trail, California-Nevada chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association
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