Nevada has an elevation range of almost 13,000': its highest point is 13,147' (Boundary Peak) and its lowest is 481' (Colorado River at the Calif. border).
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| Boundary Peak |
In ancient times, Lake Lahontan covered much of northern Nevada. Over centuries, most of the water evaporated, leaving Pyramid and Walker Lakes. Pyramid Lake is Nevada's largest lake entirely lying within the state's borders.
Lake Tahoe, on the Nevada/California border, is the largest mountain lake in the US and the 2nd deepest lake in the US (behind Crater Lake in Oregon).
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| Lake Tahoe |
Nevada is the driest state in the US, with about 7 1/2" of rain per year statewide.
Rural areas in Nevada have a very different culture than urban areas. Rural: residents mostly born in NV; urban: mostly born outside NV. Rural: less diverse ethnicity; urban: more diverse ethnicity (Las Vegas is a majority minority city). Rural: primarily mining and ranching; urban: primarily tourism.
According to the 2010 census, Nevada was 54% white, 26% Hispanic, 8% black, and 7% Asian.
According to a 2009 Gallup poll, Nevada ranks 5th lowest in the US in church attendance and far below the US average.
Nevada is the only US state to have "None of These Candidates" as a ballot option, although if that option gets the most votes, the #2 candidate wins.
Beef cattle are the top farm product because most crops need to be irrigated.
Nevada is the #1 gold producer in the US, #3 in the world. Nevada is the #2 silver producer in the US, and the #1 barite producer.
75% of Nevadans were born outside the state - the highest percentage in the US.
Pershing County Courthouse in Lovelock has the US's only oval courtroom; the building itself is hexagonal.
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| Pershing County Courthouse |
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