Basin and Range National Monument

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Basin and Range National Monument is a protected area in southeastern Nevada known for its vast desert landscapes, rugged mountain ranges, and significant cultural and archaeological sites.


Statements (59)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national monument
protected area
administeredBy Bureau of Land Management
area approximately 285000 hectares
approximately 704000 acres
climate arid
cold desert
contains Coal Valley
Garden Valley
Native American cultural sites
Weepah Spring Wilderness
Worthington Mountains Wilderness
alluvial fans
historic mining sites
historic ranching sites
limestone mountains
mountain ranges
pinyon-juniper woodlands
playas
sagebrush steppe
continent North America
country United States
dateEstablished 2015-07-10
designatedBy President of the United States
ecosystem Great Basin desert
establishedBy Antiquities Act of 1906
presidential proclamation
geologicalProvince Basin and Range Province
governingLaw Federal Land Policy and Management Act
hasFeature remote backcountry character
IUCNCategory V
knownFor archaeological sites
cultural resources
dark night skies
geologic formations
prehistoric habitation sites
rock art sites
vast open spaces
locatedIn Bureau of Land Management Nevada District
Nevada
locatedInRegion southeastern Nevada
nearestCity Ely, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
partOf Great Basin region
permittedActivities camping
hiking
hunting (subject to regulations)
livestock grazing (subject to permits)
wildlife viewing
protectedFor archaeological resources
biological resources
cultural heritage
geological features
state Nevada
terrain broad valleys
desert landscape
rugged mountain ranges
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
U.S._presidentWhoDesignated Barack Obama

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Basin and Range Province
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