Black Canyon Wilderness (Nevada)
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The Black Canyon Wilderness in the state
of Nevada
is a wilderness area located in the Dry Lake Watershed along Dry Lake Valley
at Black Canyon
, west of the Great Basin Divide
.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
is a wilderness area located in the Dry Lake Watershed along Dry Lake Valley
Dry Lake Valley
Dry Lake Valley is a Basin and Range landform in Lincoln County within the Dry Lake Watershed between the North Pahroc Range to the west and the Black Canyon Wilderness to the east. To the south is the Delamar Valley between the South Pahroc Range to the west and the Delamar Mountains to the east....
at Black Canyon
Black Canyon
Black Canyon may refer to:*Black Canyon of the Colorado, a canyon on the Colorado River*Black Canyon City, Arizona, a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States...
, west of the Great Basin Divide
Great Basin Divide
The Great Basin Divide is the western continental divide that separates the Great Basin from the Pacific Ocean watershed. The water divide is the perimeter of the largest set of contiguous endorheic watersheds of North America, including six entire USGS watershed subregions...
.