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Although often mistaken for a barren wasteland, Great Basin National Park is anything but. Its varied elevation, ranging between 5,000 and 13,000 feet, hosts a vast diversity of flora and fauna, from alpine wildflowers, aspen and mountain lions to prickly pear cactus and desert snakes. Its terrain offers a similarly diverse mix, with scorching desert valleys, glacial peaks, rivers, the gorgeous Lehman Caves and the Lexington Arch, a rare formation rising six stories.
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5 of 5 stars
Reno, NV
Sep 11, 2009

Great Basin Park is a beautiful park. Great visitor's center with helpful staff. The park itself is awesome! Wonderful trails, signage is great. The Bristlecone Trail is amazing. The Glacier...more

Jan 2, 2008

A few friends and aye hiked a bit up Mt. Wheeler, then switched off onto the Osceola Ditch! The trail was an old irrigation ditch to supply the hydraulic mining. Wood remnants mark the trail, more...more

5 of 5 stars
Elk Grove California
Nov 7, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

I visited the great basin this last September 2007 and found myself in a very "primative land". It felt like nothing had touched it and nothing was about to touch it. I drove on highway 93 for hours...more

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