A broad alkaline playa and salt-flat mosaic in the Salt Wells Basin south of Fallon, gazetted as Eightmile Flat between the Bunejug Mountains and the Sand Mountain / Fourmile Flat system—remnant Lake Lahontan basin floor rather than a single dune. Open BLM desert walking and photography country: white salt crust, borate-district geology context, and big empty horizons distinct from the OHV-focused Sand Mountain Recreation Area to the east.
Field facts
| Region | Churchill County, NV |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39.3230, -118.5337 |
| County | Churchill |
| Feature class | Flat |
| Basin | Salt Wells Basin / Lake Lahontan remnant |
| Neighbors | Bunejug Mountains; Fourmile Flat; Sand Mountain farther east |
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