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High Rock Canyon

Washoe County, NV

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Dramatic basalt-walled canyon corridor in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area. Historic Applegate-Lassen emigrant route; BLM-managed backcountry with designated camping and technical dirt-road travel north of Gerlach.

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RegionWashoe County, NV
Coordinates41.3058, -119.3058
UnitBlack Rock–High Rock NCA
ManagerBLM
AccessRemote dirt / high-clearance 4WD
Era1840s–50s emigrant trail

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