BLM to host ninth annual Halloween event at Sand Mountain on Saturday, October 26
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CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office, will be hosting the ninth annual Halloween event at Sand Mountain on Saturday, October 26. Halloween weekend is the busiest weekend for Sand Mountain Recreation Area and the annual lighted Halloween parade is one of the most popular events.
The 4,795 acre Sand Mountain Recreation Area is a designated OHV fee site located in the high desert of west central Nevada twenty-five miles south east of Fallon on U.S. 50 in Churchill County. Created by the migration and deposition of windblown sand as it is stopped by the rising Stillwater Mountains bordering to the north, east and west, the most dominant feature of the dune system is Sand Mountain which is approximately 3.5 miles long, one mile wide and 600 feet in height, making it the largest single dune in the Great Basin. The recreation area also includes the Sand Springs Pony Express Station historical site (1860) and the Sand Springs Desert Study Area.
For more information contact Paul Amar, Outdoor Recreation Planner, at 775-885-6008.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.