Lapham Canyon is a physical feature (valley) in Lyon County. The primary coordinates for Lapham Canyon places it within the NV 89447 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Lapham Canyon |
Category: | Nevada physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Valley |
Description: | 6.5 mi. long; heads on Hawthorne Ammunition Depot, trends W onto Bureau of Land Management land in the Wassuk Range, 10 miles W of Hawthorne; T8N, Rgs28&27E, Mount Diablo Meridian |
History: | Named for Captain William Wallace Lapham (1819-1903), who lived at the head of the valley and mined in the area |
County: | Lyon County |
Latitude: | 38.5309537 |
Longitude: | -118.9059925 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lapham Canyon: Lapham Canyon.
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 Lapham Canyon does not include property ownership information.
Walker Lake, NV
(11.5 miles NE) |
Hawthorne, NV
(15.2 miles E) |
Wichman, NV
(4.5 miles WNW) |
Fletcher, NV
(12.1 miles S) |