Steptoe Valley
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Steptoe Valley is a long, high-desert basin in eastern Nevada known for its wide open landscapes, ranching, and proximity to mountain ranges like the Schell Creek Range.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Steptoe Valley canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endorheic basin
ⓘ
valley ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cherry Creek Range
ⓘ
Egan Range ⓘ Schell Creek Range ⓘ Snake Range ⓘ |
| contains |
Steptoe Valley High School (Ely, Nevada)
ⓘ
Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area ⓘ agricultural land ⓘ playas ⓘ ranchland ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
U.S. Route 50
ⓘ
U.S. Route 93 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | internal drainage ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1800–2000 meters ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | basin-and-range fault-block structure ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
hay production ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType |
basin
ⓘ
high desert ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
grasslands
ⓘ
riparian vegetation ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mining history
ⓘ
railroad history ⓘ ranching ⓘ wide open landscapes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elko County
ⓘ
surface form:
Elko County, Nevada
Lincoln County, Nevada ⓘ White Pine County, Nevada ⓘ eastern Nevada ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
|
| namedAfter | Colonel Edward J. Steptoe ⓘ |
| near |
Currie, Nevada
ⓘ
Ely, Nevada ⓘ McGill, Nevada ⓘ |
| partOf |
Basin and Range Province
ⓘ
Great Basin ⓘ Nevada deserts ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada high desert
|
| recreation |
hunting
ⓘ
off-highway vehicle use ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.