| The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000. |
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| Black Rock Desert |
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| Black Rock Desert, arid region of lava beds and alkali flats, Humboldt and Pershing cos., NW Nev., in Toiyabe Natl. Forest, stretching c.70 mi/113 km NE from Gerlach. Jackson Mts. to E, Black Rock Range to W, site of Burning Man rituals. The Quinn R. sinks into the desert from NE. The sect. in NW corner of Pershing co. is sometimes known as Granite Creek Desert. SW extension is Smoke Creek Desert. |
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