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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 ...
There’s no shortage of either in the massive Black Rock Desert in the ruggedly remote northwestern Nevada. This vast landscape is managed by the Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is comprised of 1.2 million acres of national conservation area and national wilderness area, making it the largest collection of publicly managed land in the continental United States.
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Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats composing part of the Basin and Range Province and lying in Humboldt and Pershing counties of northwestern Nevada, U.S. With an area of about 1,000 square miles (2,600 square km), the desert is 70 miles (110 km) long and up to 20 miles (32 km) wide.
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The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a large desert playa and the remains of prehistoric Lake Lahontan. At 314,835 acres, the area is one of the largest protected desert playas in the United States. Vistas go on for miles and mirages sneak up from all sides of the desert floor. The vastness and overwhelming feeling of isolation in this ...
Black Rock Playa Past Gerlach, NV 447 turns away to the northwest, reaching Alturas in California after 82 empty miles. The main access to the Black Rock Desert and the playa is by county route 34/2094, forking right just north of town, and running right along the edge of the playa for 12 miles.
The Black Rock Desert playa—a flat expanse of about 200 square miles—once formed the bed of Lake Lahontan, an ancient lake that covered much of northwestern Nevada 15,000 years ago. Today the playa is favored by off-roaders, land sailers, and amateur rocketry groups, and it provides a dramatic venue for large, outdoor events.
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Sep 2015 • Friends. There are notable events held in the Black Rock desert outside of just Burning Man. Once a year people in the high-power rocketry community from all around the world congregate at Black Rock for the BALLS launches. They feature a 500,000' flight ceiling covered under an FAA waiver.
