Great Basin National Park - NV
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N 39° 00.333 W 114° 13.194
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Great Basin National Park is a United States National Park established in 1986, located in east-central Nevada near the Utah border.
Waymark Code: WMG38M
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2013
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The park is notable for its groves of ancient bristlecone pines, the oldest known non-clonal organisms; and for the Lehman Caves at the base of 13,063-foot (3,982 m) Wheeler Peak. President Warren G. Harding created Lehman Caves National Monument by presidential proclamation on January 24, 1922. It was incorporated into the national park on October 27, 1986. There are a number of developed campsites within the park, as well as excellent back country camping opportunities. Adjacent to Great Basin National Park lies the Highland Ridge Wilderness. These two protected areas provide contiguous wildlife habitat and protection to 227.8 square miles (590.0 km2) of eastern Nevada's basin lands.
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