Northern Nevada

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geographic region region

Northern Nevada is a region of the U.S. state of Nevada known for its high desert landscapes, proximity to the Sierra Nevada mountains, and cities like Reno and Carson City that serve as gateways to outdoor recreation and entertainment.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
northern Nevada 8
northwestern Nevada 4
western Nevada 2

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
region ⓘ
borderFeature Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Sierra Nevada crest
borders California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
climate continental climate influences ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
containsDesert Black Rock Desert ⓘ
containsEventLocation Black Rock City ⓘ
containsHistoricSite Comstock Lode area ⓘ
Carson City ⓘ
surface form: Virginia City
containsLake Pyramid Lake ⓘ
Walker Lake ⓘ
containsMountainRange Pine Forest Range ⓘ
Ruby Mountains ⓘ
Virginia Range ⓘ
containsRiver Carson River ⓘ
Humboldt River ⓘ
Truckee River ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity gaming industry ⓘ
logistics ⓘ
mining ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
warehousing ⓘ
hasHigherEducationInstitution Truckee Meadows Community College ⓘ
University of Nevada, Reno ⓘ
Western Nevada College ⓘ
hasLandscape high desert ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
hasMajorCity Carson City ⓘ
Reno ⓘ
Sparks ⓘ
hasNearbyMountainRange Sierra Nevada ⓘ
hasNickname Northern Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Reno–Tahoe region
hasPrimaryVegetation pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ
hostsEvent Black Rock City ⓘ
surface form: Burning Man festival
includesCity Carson City ⓘ
Elko ⓘ
Fallon ⓘ
Fernley ⓘ
Reno ⓘ
Sparks ⓘ
Winnemucca ⓘ
includesCounty Carson City ⓘ
Churchill County ⓘ
Douglas County ⓘ
Elko County ⓘ
Eureka County ⓘ
Humboldt County ⓘ
Lander County ⓘ
Lyon County ⓘ
Pershing County ⓘ
Storey County ⓘ
Washoe County ⓘ
White Pine County ⓘ
isLessPopulousThan Las Vegas Valley ⓘ
surface form: Southern Nevada
knownFor Lake Tahoe access ⓘ
alpine and desert lakes ⓘ
casinos and entertainment ⓘ
high desert landscapes ⓘ
hiking and mountain biking ⓘ
proximity to Sierra Nevada mountains ⓘ
skiing and snowboarding ⓘ
locatedIn Great Basin ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
partOf Nevada ⓘ
timeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
transportHub Reno–Tahoe International Airport ⓘ
traversedBy Interstate 580 ⓘ
Interstate 80 ⓘ
U.S. Route 395 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Nevada → hasNickname → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Reno–Tahoe region
Lake Tahoe → isMajorTouristDestinationFor → Northern Nevada ⓘ
Winnemucca → isPartOf → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
Black Rock Desert → locatedIn → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Nevada
Carson River → locatedIn → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Nevada
Humboldt County → locatedIn → Northern Nevada ⓘ
subject surface form: Humboldt County, Nevada
Pershing County → locatedIn → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Nevada
this entity surface form: Western Nevada
Carson City → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Nevada
Crystal Bay, Nevada → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
Elko → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northeastern Nevada
Pine Forest Range → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
Pyramid Lake → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Nevada
Reno → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northwestern Nevada
Sparks → locatedInRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
Reno–Sparks metropolitan area → partOf → Northern Nevada ⓘ
Humboldt River → region → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
Sparks → regionServed → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
Interstate 580 → servesRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
subject surface form: Interstate 580 (Nevada)
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
Western Nevada College → servesRegion → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northern Nevada
Fernley → transportHubFor → Northern Nevada ⓘ
this entity surface form: northern Nevada