The Great Basin (Spanish: Gran Cuenca) is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California.

Mar 20, 2025 · From the 13,063-foot summit of Wheeler Peak to the sagebrush-covered foothills, Great Basin National Park hosts a sample of the incredible diversity of the larger Great Basin region. Come and partake of the solitude of the wilderness, walk among ancient bristlecone pines, bask in the darkest of night skies, and explore mysterious subterranean ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Great Basin, distinctive natural feature of western North America that is equally divided into rugged north–south-trending mountain blocks and broad intervening valleys. It covers an arid expanse of about 190,000 square miles (492,000 square km) and is bordered by the Sierra Nevada range on the west, the Wasatch Mountains on the east, the ...

Feb 1, 2025 · Great Basin National Park is an internationally recognized Dary Sky Park meaning we have some of the darkest, purest night skies in the world.

Apr 22, 2021 · What is the Great Basin? Defining the Great Basin begins with a choice: are you looking at the way the water flows (hydrographic), the way the landscape formed (geologic), or the resident plants and animals (biologic)?

Dec 18, 2023 · Looking for the best things to do at Great Basin National Park? Amazing trails, ancient bristlecones, alpine lakes, glaciers & more!

Great Basin National Park is a national park of the United States located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border, established in 1986.

Jun 1, 2022 · Great Basin National Park takes its name from the vast region in the western United States covering most of Nevada and significant portions of Oregon, Utah —even stretching into California,...

The Great Basin Desert is part of the Great Basin between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Range in the western United States.The desert is a geographical region that largely overlaps the Great Basin shrub steppe defined by the World Wildlife Fund, and the Central Basin and Range ecoregion defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and United States Geological …

Nov 28, 2024 · Great Basin National Park highlights the Great Basin, which stretches over two-thirds of the state of Nevada and stretches into Utah, California, Idaho, and Oregon. This park in east-central Nevada protects over 77,000 acres of diverse ecosystems.