The Great Basin is a vast, sagebrush-covered region that’s centered in Nevada and stretches from California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range to Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. Moisture that drains here stays here. Water collects in shallow salt lakes, marshes, and mud flats, eventually evaporating in the dry desert air.
At first glance, this area looks monotonous—a pale-green sea of sagebrush scattered over thirsty, brown ground. Appearances are deceiving!
In 1986, the United States Congress created Great Basin National Park. Later, in 2006, the Great Basin National Heritage Area was added to preserve, promote, and interpret heritage resources—historic ranches and railroads, archeological sites, tribal communities, and mines.
Great Basin National Park, among the darkest regions in the country, is unsurpassed for pristine stargazing. Stars pulsate like laser lights against a black-velvet sky.
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