• BRAC Documents

  

  Official BRAC record for Sierra Army Depot (BRAC 2005).

  File type: PDF Source: BRAC Round 2005

  Commission Recommendation

BRAC Summary: Realign Sierra Army Depot, CA. Relocate Storage to Tooele Army Depot, UT and Demilitarization to Crane Army Ammunition Activity, IN and, McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, OK.

Property Description: Sierra Army Depot (Sierra AD) is located near the unincorporated city of Herlong, CA which is 55 miles northwest of Reno, NV and 40 miles southeast of Susanville, CA. The depot is in the highest desert plain east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of 4,200 feet. The high desert plain is only sparsely developed. The terrain is flat or gently rolling, dominated by sagebrush. The Honey Lake Valley is immediately east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The mountains form a barrier to storm systems moving eastward from the Pacific. Located in the rain shadow of the mountain range, the valley climate is arid, with low relative humidity and precipitation. Annual precipitation averages 5.6 inches.