Sand Mountain Recreation Area

Local nameSand Mountain Recreation Area
LocationChurchill County, Nevada

Sand Mountain is a singing sand dune 20 miles east of Fallon, Nevada along U.S. Route 50. The dune is two miles long and 600 feet high.

The sand originates from the ancient Lake Lahontan, that for the most part dried up 9,000 years ago. Sand Mountain Recreation Area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is open to off-highway vehicle use. The area is also the only home of the critically imperiled Sand Mountain blue butterfly. The ruins of the Sand Springs Station of the Pony Express are also located within the recreation area. Sport activities such as sandboarding and sand skiing can be practiced at the site.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Mountain_(Nevada)

Bureau of Land Management website http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carson_city_field/blm_programs/recreation/sand_mountain.html

Phone +1 775 885 6000

Address 89406, United States

Coordinates 39°42'18.266" N -117°40'48.194" E

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