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Another novel, Lovelock, Nevada: an explanation (Booklocker, 2010) by Leslie Hale Roberts, plays another variation on the transient theme, starting with a breakdown in the desert. [28] And a stopover in the town was the subject of Fred Leebron's prize-winning short story “Lovelock”, later adapted into his novel Out West (Doubleday 1996 ...
The eight burials from Lovelock Cave were buried at various times between 2500 BC and 1100 AD. [7] There are also the similar, approximately contemporaneous Elephant Mountain Cave bundle burials from the Black Rock Desert north of Lovelock, Nevada. The site was extensively looted, and its study is difficult. [7]
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Pershing County, Nevada, highlighting Lovelock in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals.. Nevada is the driest state in the United States. [3] It is made up of mostly desert and semi-arid climate regions, and, with the exception of the Las Vegas Valley, the average summer diurnal temperature range approaches 40 °F (22 °C) in much of the state.
The Leonard Rockshelter is located on a limestone outcrop in rural Pershing County, Nevada. It is an uplifted dike, whose layers are turned sharply upward, and have since been in part covered by subsequent sedimentary deposits. The formation yields a sheltered area facing north, with scree slopes of tufa limestone eroded from the formation ...
Part of SR 398 was originally State Route 66. The north–south segment of present-day State Route 398 appears on maps as early as 1937 in the form of State Route 66. [3] SR 66 ran from State Route 1/U.S. Route 40 (now SR 396) approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to its terminus at Fairview Road.
The Buena Vista Mine is located 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Lovelock, Nevada.In the past, the area has been known as the Mineral Basin (discovered in 1880), though another name for the area has been the Buena Vista District.
The Seven Troughs Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada. [1] The name is derived from a series of seven stock watering troughs placed below a set springs. [2] [3] Neighboring features include: [4] [5] the Kamma and Antelope ranges to the north; the Majuba Mountains to the northeast