The Steptoe Valley is a long basin located in White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. White Pine County is a County located in the US state of Nevada. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the From the historic community of Currie, the valley runs south for approximately 100 miles (160 km). Currie is a very small town located in Elko County, Nevada. Its population is around 20 and is often considered a ghost town To the west are the high Egan Range and the Cherry Creek Range, while to the east is the even higher Schell Creek Range. The Egan Range is a line of mountains in White Pine County, in eastern Nevada in the western United States. The Cherry Creek Range is a line of mountains in northern White Pine and southern Elko Counties in northeastern Nevada in the western United The Schell Creek Range is a line of mountains in central White Pine County, in east-central Nevada in the western United States. U.S. Route 93 passes through much of the northern section of the valley, past the historic mining town of Cherry Creek and the communities of McGill and Ely, before crossing the Schell Creek Range at Connors Pass. US Route 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States. Cherry Creek is a historic community located in northern White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. McGill is a Census-designated place (CDP in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely (pronounced, rhyming with "freely" is a city in White Pine County, Nevada, in the United States. Also found in this valley are the Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, the Steptoe Valley Wildlife Management Area, and Cave Lake State Park. Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park State Park is a Nevada State park in White Pine County, Nevada. At Egan Canyon and Schellbourne Pass (near Cherry Creek), the Overland Stage Line and the subsequent Pony Express and Transcontinental Telegraph made their way through the mountains of central Nevada in the 1860s. George W Chorpenning Jr (whose last name sometimes appears as "Chorpening" was a pioneer in the transportation of mail freight and passengers through the arid and undeveloped The Pony Express was a fast Mail service crossing the North American continent from St The First Transcontinental Telegraph was a milestone in the formation of the United States.
The valley is named after Colonel Edward Steptoe, who explored the region in 1854. Edward Jenner Steptoe ( 1816 - April 17 1865) was an officer in the United States Army who served in the Mexican-American War
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