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Great Basin National ParkWheeler Peak Scenic Drive lined by golden aspens in September
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Great Basin National Park
Park Statistics

Designations

  • Lehman Caves National Monument - January 24, 1922
  • Great Basin National Park - October 27, 1986

 

Acreage

  • 77,100 acres
  • 80 acre administrative site in Baker, Nevada

 

Visitation

  • 2008 - 69,235
  • 2007 - 82,051
  • 2006 - 79,196
  • 2005 - 78,406
  • 2004 - 80,548
  • 2003 - 87,679
  • 2002 - 86,457
  • 2001 - 81,924
  • 2000 - 81,255
  • 1999 - 90,125
  • 1998 - 80,477

 

Budget

  • FY 2005 - $2,189,000
Golden Eagle  

Did You Know?
Migrating raptors, traveling south from breeding grounds north of the Great Basin Desert, concentrate along the Goshute Range in Nevada. Favorable migration conditions attract one of the largest known concentrations of migrant raptors in western North America.

Last Updated: August 15, 2009 at 15:48 EST