To get a list of topographical maps that cover a particular area, drag the orange map icon to your point of interest then click the "Find Maps" button. You will be able to download your map on the next page. The 2025 NCKMS Symposium's map database currently contains 273,140 maps. The catalog was last updated on Friday, December 12, 2025.
Bristlecone Convention Center
Great Basin NP
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The National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) is a nexus of research, stewardship, outreach and information for caves and karst while fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, created by the US Congress in 1998 in partnership with the National Park Service, State of New Mexico, and the City of Carlsbad.
NCKRI is located in Carlsbad, NM, and is a research center of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
Great Basin rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus lutosus) are the only venomous snake species in Great Basin National Park. These rattlesnakes rarely exceed 40 inches in total length, reproduce every two to three years, and feed primarily on rodents and lizards.