Alkali plain between the Humboldt Sink and the Carson/Truckee river corridors—the most dreaded dry stretch of the California Emigrant Trail. Mid-1800s parties crossed waterless flats where graves, abandoned gear, and stock carcasses marked the route; today the landscape is open desert playa and scrub best read from highway markers and short interpretive stops rather than off-trail wandering.
Field facts
| Region | Churchill County, NV |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39.9407, -118.7502 |
| County | Churchill |
| Trail era | California Emigrant Trail, 1840s–1860s |
| Marker | Nevada State Historical Marker No. 26 (area) |
| Character | Alkali wasteland / terminal basin margins |
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