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Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
0.0
(90.9) |
0.0
(56.5) |
Pyramid Lake Highway
Altitude: 4131 feet
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Pyramid Lake Highway/State Route #445, Junction of Quail Canyon Road, near the boundary of Indian Reservations, starts Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, its journey to one of the largest desert lakes in the world. It is landlocked on the barren desert floor and its colors change from green, to turquoise, to deep blue.
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10.5
(80.4) |
6.5
(50.0) |
Hardscrabble Canyon Road
Altitude: 3934 feet
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Hardscrabble Canyon Road, Sutcliffe, Nevada
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10.8
(80.1) |
6.7
(49.8) |
Sutcliffe, Nevada
Altitude: 3937 feet
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Sutcliffe, Nevada, a community in Washoe County, Nevada, located on the western shore of the Pyramid Lake, along State Route #445. This is where this fork of the Byway terminates.
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17.8
(73.1) |
11.1
(45.4) |
Access
Altitude: 3898 feet
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Access, to, Pyramid Lake, an endorheic salt lake, located in the Great Basin in Washoe County, Nevada, is one of the largest lakes in the United States.
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27.8
(63.1) |
17.3
(39.2) |
Tom Anderson Canyon Road
Altitude: 3888 feet
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Tom Anderson Canyon Road,
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38.8
(52.1) |
24.1
(32.4) |
Nixon, Nevada
Altitude: 3904 feet
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Nixon, Nevada, a community in Washoe County, Nevada,
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41.2
(49.7) |
25.6
(30.9) |
Valley Road
Altitude: 3921 feet
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Valley Road
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45.5
(45.4) |
28.3
(28.2) |
Access Road
Altitude: 3986 feet
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Access Road to Pyramid Lake, along a narrow water drain passage
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51.8
(39.1) |
32.2
(24.3) |
Road to Pyramid Lake
Altitude: 4072 feet
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Access Road along the Pyramid Lake, This fork of the Byway ends at this location on State Route #447.
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66.2
(24.7) |
41.1
(15.3) |
Junction
Altitude: 3953 feet
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Junction State Route #447, From this location, The Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway extends on both directions, i.e. northerly and southerly till Wadsworth, Nevada.
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67.6
(23.3) |
42.0
(14.5) |
Valley Road
Altitude: 3986 feet
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Valley Road, Little Nixon Road,
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75.1
(15.8) |
46.7
(9.8) |
Chicken Road
Altitude: 4163 feet
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chicken Road, This Road runs along the River, Picnic Area and Rest Area are located along the route.
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84.8
(6.1) |
52.7
(3.8) |
Pipeline
Altitude: 4173 feet
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Pipeline, to the River
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86.5
(4.4) |
53.8
(2.7) |
Clinghouse Road
Altitude: 4203 feet
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Clinghouse Road, Community of Clinghouse, Nevada
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90.2
(0.7) |
56.1
(0.4) |
Wadsworth, Nevada
Altitude: 4075 feet
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Junction State Route #427, Wadsworth, Nevada, a community in Washoe County, Nevada,
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90.9
(0.0) |
56.5
(0.0) |
End of the Byway
Altitude: 4062 feet
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On the Main Street/State Route #427, in Wadsworth, Nevada. This is where the south fork of the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway terminates.
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