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Nature Attractions In Reno

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Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada, located in the western part of the state, approximately 22 miles from Lake Tahoe. Known as The Biggest Little City in the World, Reno is famous for its hotels and casinos and as the birthplace of Harrah's Entertainment . It is the county seat of Washoe County, in the northwestern part of the state. The city sits in a high desert at the foot of the Sierra Nevada and its downtown area occupies a valley informally known as the Truckee Meadows. It is named after slain Union general Jesse L. Reno. Reno is the third-most populous city in Nevada after Las Vegas and Henderson and the most populous city in the state o...
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  • 1. Animal Ark Reno
    This is a list of notable animal sanctuaries from around the world.
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  • 3. Sierra Safari Zoo Reno
    The Sierra Safari Zoo is a zoo north of Reno, Nevada, United States. Opening in 1989, it has grown to become the largest zoo in the state. It houses a wide variety of exotic animals from around the world, including primates, big cats, reptiles, sloths, and others.
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  • 4. Mt. Rose Ski Resort Reno
    Mount Rose Ski Tahoe is the closest ski resort to Reno, Nevada. It allows a 360 degree view into Nevada's Truckee Meadows and Lake Tahoe and is the only ski resort that does so. On a clear day, one can see a unique transition of arid desert to the east and lush evergreen forest of the Sierra Mountain Range to the west from the top of the peak. The Resort is located about 30 miles south of Reno, in the Carson Range. Mt. Rose is Tahoe's highest base elevation at about 8,260 ft and the summit is 9,700 ft . The resort area is 1,200 acres and is located in Toiyabe National Forest.Despite the name, the resort is actually on the slopes of Slide Mountain rather than Mount Rose, which is on the other side of Nevada State Route 431. The resort first opened in 1953, starting with the Reno Ski Bowl lo...
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  • 6. Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive Reno
    The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and also commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The battle, which resulted in the defeat of US forces, was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876. It took place on June 25–26, 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana Territory.The fight was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, who were led by several major war leaders, including Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, and had been inspired by the visions of Sitting Bull . Th...
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  • 8. Hunter Creek Trail Reno
    This is a list of observatory codes, or IAU codes, with their corresponding astronomical observatories. The Minor Planet Center – a service of the International Astronomical Union – assigns for each registered observatory a 3-digit code in the range 000 to Z99. The code serves as a unique identifier for observations taken of hundreds of thousands of minor planets and thousands of comets orbiting in the Solar System. More than 197 millions such astrometric records exist. This list is based on MPC's periodically published and revised List Of Observatory Codes. Over time, the number of astronomical observatories worldwide has been growing constantly. As of October 2018, this list contains 2095 observatory codes published in MPC's official list.The registry is limited to observatories whic...
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  • 9. Emerald Bay State Park Lake Tahoe California
    Emerald Bay State Park is a state park of California in the United States, centered on Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay, a National Natural Landmark. Park features include Eagle Falls and Vikingsholm, a 38-room mansion that is considered one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the United States. The architect was Leonard Palme, who was hired by his aunt Laura Knight to design and build Vikingsholm. The park contains the only island in Lake Tahoe, Fannette Island. The park is accessible by California State Route 89 near the southwest shore of the lake. Emerald Bay is one of Lake Tahoe's most photographed and popular locations. In 1969 Emerald Bay was recognized as a National Natural Landmark by the federal Department of the Interior. In 1994 California State Parks included the su...
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  • 10. Northstar California Truckee
    Northstar California is a mountain resort in the western United States, located in Placer County, California, near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe. Approximately 200 miles from the San Francisco Bay Area, the 3,170-acre resort features 2,280 ft vertical drop of alpine terrain accessed by 19 lifts, a snowmaking system, a cross-country center, a village, on-site lodging and summer activities including an 18-hole golf course and a lift-served mountain bike park.
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