Rainbow Canyon is a
canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
located in
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Pioche, Nevada, Pioche. Like many counties in Nevada, it is d ...
. It is also the location of the
Rainbow Canyon Rock Art Site, which contains paintings that are around 10,000 years old.
References
Canyons and gorges of Nevada This category contains canyons in the U.S. state of Nevada.
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the ...
Lincoln County, Nevada
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