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Secret Valley (Nevada)

Coordinates: 40°51′05″N 115°13′42″W / 40.85139°N 115.22833°W / 40.85139; -115.22833
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Secret Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

According to tradition, Secret Valley was named for the "secret" route pioneers took through it in order to hide from Indians.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Secret Valley (Nevada)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 28.

40°51′05″N 115°13′42″W / 40.85139°N 115.22833°W / 40.85139; -115.22833