Welcome to Great Basin National Park
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In the shadow of 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, 5,000 year old bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines. Come to Great Basin National Park to experience the solitude of the desert, the smell of sagebrush after a thunderstorm, the darkest of night skies, and the beauty of Lehman Caves. Far from a wasteland, the Great Basin is a diverse region that awaits your discovery.
What Is The Great Basin?
Shrouded in myth and mystery since its discovery by Europeans over 150 years ago, the Great Basin is still misunderstood today. Called dead, barren, and desolate, visitors are surprised to find it alive, fruitful, and full of wonders. Great Basin National Park preserves a small representative piece of this larger region, whose boundaries can be defined three different ways.
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Turn Out The Lights
Two-thirds of Americans cannot see the Milky Way from their backyards, and nearly all live in places with measurable light pollution. But because of its remote location, Great Basin National Park provides exceptional visibility of the night sky. In fact, in 2005 the National Park Service Night Sky Team found Great Basin to be one of the darkest places in the country.
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New Exhibits at the Great Basin Visitor Center
Park staff and contract exhibit designers are hard at work finalizing the designs for exhibits for the new Great Basin Visitor Center in Baker, Nevada. Rich in color, texture, and interactive features, these exhibits will orient visitors to the entire Great Basin region and showcase the diversity of our natural and culltural resources. To learn how you can help with this project, visit the Great Basin National Park Foundation website : www.greatbasinfoundation.org.
Climate
There is almost an 8,000 foot (2,400 m) difference in elevation between Wheeler Peak and the valley floor. Weather conditions in the park vary with elevation. In late spring and early summer, days in the valley may be hot, yet the snowpack may not have melted at high elevations. The Great Basin is a desert, with low relative humidity and sharp drops in temperature at night. In the summer fierce afternoon thunderstorms are common. Weather conditions are highly variable. Please come prepared for all types of weather. It can snow any time of the year at high elevations.
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For additional information on Great Basin National Park please follow the links below.
Great Basin National Park
100 Great Basin National Park
Baker, Nevada 89311
Park Headquarters
(775) 234-7331
Lehman Caves Advance Ticket Sales
(775) 234-7331 ext. 242
E-mail Great Basin National Park
Hiking and Climbing in the Great Basin National Park : A Guide to Nevada’s Wheeler Peak, Mt. Moriah and the Snake Range (Paperback) by Michael R. Kelsey (Author)
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