Great Basin National Park

Fun facts about Great Basin National Park (https://morethanjustparks.com/great-basin-national-park-facts/)

• The park is located in northeast Nevada

• It became a park in 1986

• It covers an area of 120 square miles

• A notable feature of the park is the Lehman Caves, a series of underground chambers and passageways that have been formed by water erosion

• It is home to Nevada’s highest peak, Mount Wheeler, which stands at an elevation of 13,063 feet

• The annual rainfall is 6 to 12 inches which supports little more than sparse desert or semi-desert vegetation

• Some of the oldest trees on earth can be found at Great Basin. The Bristlecone pine grows in isolated groves near the tree line where it can survive for over 4,000 years in extremely harsh conditions

• It has some of the darkest night skies in the United States

Great Basin is 1,478 miles from home

At Great Basin National Park I will be camping on Shoshone, Goshute, Ute, Paiute, and Washoe land. I give thanks for their presence here since time immemorial and honor all my Indigenous siblings who have and continue to call this land their home.