Grey Cliffs, Great Basin National Park, Nevada : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Grey Cliffs, Great Basin National Park, Nevada / Ken Lund
ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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説明 | Great Basin National Park is a United States National Park located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border. The park was established in 1986. It is most commonly accessed by way of Nevada State Route 488, which is connected to U.S. Routes 6 and 50 by Nevada State Route 487 via the small town of Baker, the closest settlement to the park.The park derives its name from the Great Basin, the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Mountains. Topographically, this area is known as the Basin and Range Province. The park is located approximately 290 miles (470 km) north of Las Vegas and protects 77,180 acres (31,230 ha).The park is notable for its groves of ancient bristlecone pines, the oldest known non-clonal organisms; and for the Lehman Caves at the base of 13,063-foot (3,982 m) Wheeler Peak. President Warren G. Harding created Lehman Caves National Monument by presidential proclamation on January 24, 1922. It was incorporated into the national park on October 27, 1986. There are a number of developed campsites within the park, as well as excellent back country camping opportunities. Adjacent to Great Basin National Park lies the Highland Ridge Wilderness. These two protected areas provide contiguous wildlife habitat and protection to 227.8 square miles (590.0 km2) of eastern Nevada's basin lands.The park has 12 trails ranging from 0.3 miles (480 m) to 13.1 miles (21.1 km). Trails range from short nature trails at 6,825 feet (2,080 m) (Mountain View Nature Trail), to the Wheeler summit trail starting at 10,160 feet (3,097 m). The Wheeler Summit trail is quite strenuous, and the altitude presents significant hazards for unprepared or inexperienced hikers. Backcountry routes are occasionally maintained throughout the more remote southern portion of the park. A number of these trailheads are accessible by the dirt road that terminates at the primitive Shoshone campground.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Basin_National_Parken.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_... |
撮影日 | 2007-03-14 15:00:26 |
撮影者 | Ken Lund , Reno, Nevada, USA |
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撮影地 | Nevada, United States 地図 |
カメラ | Canon PowerShot A70 , Canon |
露出 | 0.001 sec (1/800) |
開放F値 | f/5.6 |
焦点距離 | 7692.307692 dpi |