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Mather Overlook, Great Basin National Park

A bronze relief map of Wheeler Cirque and a commemorative plaque and stone seat with Doso Doyabi and Wheeler Peak in the background at Mather Overlook, Great Basin National Park
Rebecca Latson
Monday, October 11, 2021

Many national parks have some sort of overlook, view area, or highway honoring Stephen Tyng Mather, first director of the National Park Service. Mather Overlook at Great Basin National Park in Nevada "offers a great view of Doso Doyabi and Wheeler Peak," with views looking toward the vast expanse of Utah beyond along the sides of the short gravel road to the overlook.

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