Nevada Gazetteer
Fortymile Desert is a physical feature (plain) in Churchill County. The primary coordinates for Fortymile Desert places it within the NV 89406 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Fortymile Desert |
| Category: | Nevada physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Plain |
| Description: | Two arms, each approximately 64 km (40 mi) long, both extend from the SW end of Humboldt Sink; one, S to the Carson River and the other SW to the Truckee River; E arm is bounded on the E by the Carson River and the Carson Sink and on the W by the Hot Springs Mountains; SW arm is bounded on the SE by the Hot Springs Mountains and on the NW by the Trinity and Truckee Ranges |
| History: | Named in the 1840's by emigrants traveling to California. |
| County: | Churchill County |
| Latitude: | 39.6749134 |
| Longitude: | -118.9009912 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Fortymile Desert: Fortymile Desert.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Fortymile Desert does not include property ownership information.
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Fallon, NV
(15.4 miles SSE) |
Fernley, NV
(19.3 miles WSW) |
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Massie, NV
(6.7 miles SW) |
Hazen, NV
(10.9 miles SW) |
