Black Rock Desert

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desert playa

Black Rock Desert is a remote, arid playa in northwestern Nevada known for its vast alkali flats, stark landscapes, and as the longtime site of the Burning Man festival.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Black Rock Desert (part) 1
Black Rock Desert (partial) 1
Black Rock Desert playa 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert ⓘ
playa ⓘ
area approximately 1000 square miles ⓘ
BurningManHeldSince 1990s ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
cold desert climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation approximately 1190 meters ⓘ
approximately 3900 feet ⓘ
geologicalOrigin ancient Lake Lahontan lakebed ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
surface form: Bureau of Land Management
hasEvent Black Rock City ⓘ
surface form: Burning Man
hasPart Black Rock Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Black Rock Desert playa

alkali flats ⓘ
hydrology endorheic basin ⓘ
knownFor Burning Man Project ⓘ
surface form: Burning Man festival

stark landscapes ⓘ
vast alkali flats ⓘ
locatedIn Great Basin ⓘ
Humboldt County, Nevada ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
Pershing County ⓘ
surface form: Pershing County, Nevada

Great Basin Desert ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Great Basin Desert

Northern Nevada ⓘ
surface form: northwestern Nevada
nearbyFeature Black Rock Range ⓘ
Granite Range ⓘ
Jackson Mountains ⓘ
nearestTown Gerlach, Nevada ⓘ
notableFor dark night skies ⓘ
dust storms ⓘ
extreme temperature variations ⓘ
partOf Black Rock Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area

Black Rock Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Wilderness Area

Lahontan Valley ⓘ
surface form: Lahontan Basin
protectedStatus National Conservation Area ⓘ
seasonalFeature ephemeral lakes after heavy precipitation ⓘ
surfaceComposition alkali salts ⓘ
fine-grained sediments ⓘ
surfaceType playa ⓘ
terrainFeature arid basin ⓘ
playa lake bed ⓘ
transportAccess Nevada State Route 447 ⓘ
surface form: Nevada State Route 34

Nevada State Route 447 ⓘ
usedFor art and cultural events ⓘ
land sailing ⓘ
off-highway vehicle use ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
rocket launches ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Basin → contains → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
Pershing County → contains → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Black Rock Desert (part)
Northern Nevada → containsDesert → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
BRC → desert → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: Black Rock City
Humboldt County → hasFeature → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: Humboldt County, Nevada
this entity surface form: Black Rock Desert (partial)
Black Rock Desert → hasPart → Black Rock Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Black Rock Desert playa
North American deserts → includes → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
temporary airport 88NV → locatedIn → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: 88NV
Black Rock City → locatedIn → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
BRC → location → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: Black Rock City
Black Rock Desert → partOf → Black Rock Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Black Rock Desert → partOf → Black Rock Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Wilderness Area
Applegate–Lassen Route → traverses → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
Applegate–Lassen Route → traverses → Black Rock Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Smoke Creek Desert