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The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region (in the Great Basin shrub steppe ecoregion) of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a silt playa 100 miles (160 km) north of Reno, Nevada, that encompasses more than 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) of land and contains more than 120 miles (200 km) of historic ...
The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the east arm of the Black Rock Desert playa east of the Black Rock Range and west of the Jackson Mountains. [2] [3] The wilderness has a land area of 314,829 acres, or 1,274.1 km².
The lake had largely disappeared in its extended form by about 9,000 years ago. As the surface elevation dropped, the lake broke up into series of smaller lakes, most of which rapidly dried up, leaving only a playa. These playas include the Black Rock Desert, the Carson Sink, and the Humboldt Sink.
The Black Rock Range is a mountain range in northwestern Nevada. [1] It is named for Black Rock Point, which is located at the southern end of the range. The Black Rock Range divides the Black Rock Desert into eastern and western arms. Pahute Peak, also known as Big Mountain, [2] is the highest point in the range at 8,566 feet (2,611 m) above ...
Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails. / 40.9107333°N 119.0560111°W / 40.9107333; -119.0560111. The Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area is the federal land in northwestern Nevada, under the Bureau of Land Management -BLM management and protection, and the ten Wilderness Areas ...
Black Mountain rises 3398 feet above sea level. The eastern side of the mountain is composed of a granitic intrusion into the meta-sedimentary rock. The granite is part of a batholith dated 14 m.y.a locally known as Camelback Granite. It extends southward from Black Mountain and is expressed in outcrops in the McDowell Mountains, the Union ...
Elevation. 1,743 m (5,719 ft) Established. 2000. Operator. Bureau of Land Management. The High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located on the southwest side of High Rock Canyon and north of the Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness. It does not include the 4x4 trail in High Rock ...
Range coordinates. 41°05′51.63″N 119°15′43.67″W. / 41.0976750°N 119.2621306°W / 41.0976750; -119.2621306. The Calico Hills or Calico Mountains are a mountain range in northwestern Nevada. [1] The range runs north to south along the western edge of the Black Rock Desert. This mountain range is located in western Humboldt ...