Black Rock Desert
The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region 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 north of Reno, Nevada, that encompasses more than 300,000 acres of land and contains more than 120 miles of historic trails.
- Depression with an elevation of around 3,910 feet (1,190 metres)
- Description: Northwest Nevada dry lake
- Also known as“Granite Creek Desert”“Valley of the Mud Lakes”
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Latitude
40.91073° or 40° 54′ 39″ north
Longitude
-119.05601° or 119° 3′ 22″ west
Open location code
85G2WW6V+7H
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Black Rock Desert” goes by many names.
صحراء بلاك روكArabic
Desiertu de Black RockAsturian
Blək-RokAzerbaijani
Блек РокBulgarian
Блек Рок (пустиня)Bulgarian
Desert de Black RockCatalan
Black Rock DesertCebuano
黑岩石沙漠Chinese
黑石沙漠Chinese
Black Rock DesertCzech
Black Rock DesertDutch
صحرا بلاك روكEgyptian Arabic
შავი კლდის უდაბნოGeorgian
מדבר הסלע השחורHebrew
Deserto Black RockItalian
ブラックロック砂漠Japanese
블랙록 사막Korean
Gunung Berapi Black Rock DesertMalay
Black Rock DesertNorwegian
Black Rock DesertNorwegian Bokmål
بیابان بلک راکPersian
Pustynia Black RockPolish
Блэк-РокRussian
Пустыня Блэк-РокRussian
Пустыня Чёрной СкалыRussian
Black Rock DesertScottish Gaelic
Creag DhubhScottish Gaelic
Creag Dhubh (fàsach)Scottish Gaelic
கரும்பாறை பாலைவனம்Tamil
Black Rock ÇölüTurkish
Kara kaya çölüTurkish
Блек-РокUkrainian
Блек-Рок (пустеля)Ukrainian
Sa mạc Black RockVietnamese
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