Monitor Valley

Monitor Valley (upper center) viewed from above and to the south

Monitor Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

History

Monitor Valley took its name from a hill along its course which was subjectively likened to USS Monitor.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monitor Valley
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.

41°48′26″N 114°39′06″W / 41.80722°N 114.65167°W / 41.80722; -114.65167


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