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Owens Valley
Also including Inyo Cerro Gordo and the Bristlecone Pine Forst134.4 km (84 mi) long
Description: Bound on the east by the Inyo Mountains, on the southeast by the Coso Range, on the south by Rose Valley, on the west by the Sierra Nevada, and on the north by Chalfant Valley.
Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills Recreation Area is a geologic phenomena located in nearly 30,000 acres of ...Cartago
Owens Lake port for bullion from Cerro Gordo.Cerro Gordo
The "fat hill" produced silver, lead and zinc for a century. At its peak over 1,000 people lived ...Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
Fuel production for smelting operations.Dirty Sock Springs
The actual origin of the name is lost forever. There are several weak theories, but once you have spent a little time there ...Dolomite
Small mining ghost town against the mountains north of Owens Lake.Fossil Falls
Dry waterfall at southern end of Owens ValleyFossil Falls
Flora near dry falls at southern end of Owens Valley.Keeler
Refining and shipping operations for Cerro Gordo.Keeler Cemetery
Keeler wasn't just where the railroad stopped, it was where it all could end.Keeler Smelter
Silver ore roasting in Keeler.Little Lake
Gateway to the eastern SierraLone Pine, Ca.
Population: 1,655 - Elevation : 3,733 feetOlancha Dunes
Sand dune OHV area at southern end of Owens dry lake.Owens Lake
Swansea
Founded in 1870, Swansea is located at the northern end of Owens Lake ...
Sierra Nevada from Owens Lake ghost town site
Sierra Nevada from Olancha Dunes
Cultural
Owens Valley Paiute
The Owens Valley Paiute belong to an extensive group known generically as the Northern Paiute (in western Nevada as the Paviotso), which extends through ...Ecological
