Pacific West
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C a l i f o r n i a |
Death Valley National Monument
For more photos go to the
Death Valley Page
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Joshua Tree National Monument
For more photos, and information go to the
Joshua Tree Page
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
For more photos, and information go to the
Lassen Page
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Lava Beds National Monument
For more photos, and information go to the
Lava Beds Page
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Pinnacles National Monument
For more photos, and information go to the
Pinnacles Page
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Redwoods National Park
For more photos, and information go to the
Redwoods Page
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Sequoia, and Kings Canyon National Parks National Parks
For more photos go to the
Sequoia, and Kings Canyon Page
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Yosemite National Park
For more photos go to the
Yosemite Page
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N e v a d a |
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin NP is located in northern Nevada, just over the border from Utah.
Wheeler Peak (seen here)- a 13,063 foot mountain in the Snake Range, is its centerpiece.
The Great Basin Region- of which Great Basin National Park is only a small part, covers
most of Nevada and portions of the bordering states. Its is called the "Great Basin"
because there are no streams, or rivers leading out of the region to drain rainfall into
the sea. Despite this, it is an arid desert. Only the higher slopes of the mountain
ranges that run in strips across the desert provide a more hospitable habitat. The cooler
and wetter climate of these mountian slopes are islands of green in the ocean of desert.
For more photos, and information go to the
Great Basin Page
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