Great Basin National Park

- The park was established in 1986.

- The park is famous for its underground Lehman Caves

- Large bristlecone pines found in the park are one of the oldest known living things, some being around 5,000 years old.

- Lehman Caves maintains a near constant 50 degrees F all year.

- The Bonneville Cutthroat Trout is native to Great Basin National Park only.

- Great Basin has 12 trails with lengths between .3 to 13.1 miles.

- The gigantic peak, Mount Wheeler, towers above the park at 13,063-foot.

Lehman's Cave is part of Great Basin National Park, but previously to that, was a National Monument. In 1986, the cave was added to form Great Basin National Park in Nevada. With beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, and other strange, intricate rock formations, the cave is reminiscent of Carlsbad Caverns, but without the crowds. It's located roughly 120 miles north of Las Vegas, and around 300 driving miles to the northwest of Zion National Park.

The limestone caves were first disovered in the 1880s by Absolom S. Lehman, a local ranch owner. Upon discovery, the cave was subject to much abuse. The stalactites and stalagmites were broken off as souvenirs, sold, and names were carved into the walls of the cave. In 1922, the caves were declared a National Monument by President Warren G. Harding, and later the cave was added to the creation that was called Great Basin National Park in 1986. To this date, the cave is one of the main attractions of the park, with tens of thousands of visitors stepping foot in the cave every year.

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Great Basin National ParkGreat Basin National Park contains the beautiful underground Lehman's Cave, and the mammoth peak of Mount Wheeler. Hike the area from its 13,000 feet peak, to beneath the earth's surface.

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