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Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park Overview

Based around Nevada’s second tallest mountain, Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park contains 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, a rock glacier, and the limestone Lehman Caves.

Due to its remote location, the park has some of the country’s darkest night skies.

Great Basin National Park Visitors Center

Located just north of the town of Baker on the west side of NV Highway 487. Information desk, exhibits, theater with an orientation film, and brochures.

The phone number is (775) 234-7331 x 260.

Great Basin National Park Wildlife

Wildlife includes Townsend’s big-eared bat, pronghorn, and Bonneville cutthroat trout.

 

Teresa Lake Elevation Sign at landmark in Great Basin National Park

Dramatic Mountains Rising Over an Alpine Stella Lake in Great Basin National Park in Nevada