Little Smoky Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins and an

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for the larger Little Smoky-Newark

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. The valley spans three counties in Nevada, namely

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, Nye, and

White Pine ''Pinus'', the pines, is a genus of approximately 111 extant tree and shrub species. The genus is currently split into two subgenera: subgenus ''Pinus'' (hard pines), and subgenus ''Strobus'' (soft pines). Each of the subgenera have been further ...

. The valley's numerous springs include Cool Tank, Mahogany, Moody, Little Nevada, Pogue Wells, and Soda Springs. Places in the valley include the

Warm Springs, Nevada Warm Springs is a former town in the Tonopah Basin in Nye County, Nevada, near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich Range, Kawich and Hot Creek Range, Hot Creek ranges (at ). It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 in Nevada, U.S. Rou ...

, community and the Little Smoky Valley Use Area for grazing. Little Smoky Valley was so named on account of frequently foggy conditions.

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Valleys of Nevada Valleys of Eureka County, Nevada Valleys of Nye County, Nevada Valleys of White Pine County, Nevada {{WhitePineCountyNV-geo-stub