Unit 202 covers the country south and east of Tonopah—the Cactus Range, the Kawich Range fringe, and the surrounding basins running toward the Nevada Test and Training Range boundary. This is the transition zone between Great Basin and Mojave: the country is starting to feel southern, with Joshua trees showing up along the southern margins and creosote replacing sage on the lowest playa edges. Elevations run from about 4,500 feet on the basin floors to 7,448 feet on Cactus Peak. The vegetation grades from blackbrush and creosote on the south, through sage and bitterbrush on the higher benches, into pinyon-juniper and a thin smear of mountain mahogany on the highest slopes. Water is severely limited; what stock tanks exist sit on a couple of well-traveled BLM tracks and they are crowded by every bird and animal in the country. Almost entirely BLM with the Nellis military range eating the eastern third of the country (closed; the Nellis fence is real, the patrols are real, and you do not want to be confused about which side you're on). US 95 frames the west between Tonopah and Beatty; Highway 6 frames the north; the rest is graded BLM gravel and two-track. Tonopah is the supply hub for this whole corner of the state. Cell service follows the highways and quits otherwise. Mule deer densities are lower than the timbered ranges up north—this is desert deer territory, smaller-bodied animals that key on water. Pronghorn use the open sage in the better-watered basins. Bring water for everything; even October stays warm down here.