NevadaGreat Basin National Park
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 Great Basin National ParkBaker, NevadaIn 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 discovery.
Did you know that that two-thirds of Americans cannot see the Milky Way from their backyards, and nearly all live in places with measurable light pollution? Great Basin National Park provides exceptional visibility of the night sky because of its remote location. 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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