Great Basin National Park is a national park of the United States in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border, established in 1986. It takes its name from the Great Basin, the arid region between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains, and protects about 77,180 acres. The park is known for its groves of ancient bristlecone pines, among the oldest known living non-clonal organisms, Lehman Caves, Wheeler Peak Glacier below 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, and some of the darkest night skies in the contiguous United States.
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1. Great Basin National Park (Wikipedia)
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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.
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National Park Service
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View the Source 2. Wikidata: Great Basin National Park
- Wikidata Q1137657, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1137657 P571 inception
- Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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