Great Basin National Park
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Address | Nevada, USA |
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Established | October 27, 1986 |
Area | 7718031232 |
Phone | +1 775-234-7331 |
Visitors | 153,094 (in 2018) |
Management | National Park Service |
Did you know | The park derives its name from the Great Basin, the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains. |
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ID | 1262426 |
About Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is in eastern Nevada near the Utah border. It's in the Great Basin Desert and contains most of the South Snake mountains. In the north, the mountain-hugging Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive leads to towering Wheeler Peak. Nearby is one of several ancient bristlecone pine groves. The marble Lehman Caves have distinctive stalactites and other formations. Park wildlife includes bighorn sheep.
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