Great Basin National Park

This photo really captures what Great Basin National Park is all about. There is almost an 8,000 foot difference in elevation between Wheeler Peak (the highest point in the park) and the desert valley floor. Great Basin National Park allows you to experience the solitude of the desert, the smell of sagebrush after a thunderstorm, and hiking in the shadow of 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak. Top it all off with 5,000 year old bristlecone pine trees growing on rocky glacial moraines.