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Eureka Valley (Inyo County)

Structural and Tectonic Formations

Eureka Valley is a valley in Inyo County in eastern California, about 28 miles long and up to 10 miles wide, with elevations ranging from 2,870 to 8,456 feet. It is a graben, like most other lower-lying areas of the Basin and Range Province, bounded by the Last Chance Range to the east and the Saline Mountains to the west, with its southern section now part of Death Valley National Park. Wind patterns collect sand near the valley southern end, forming its distinctive dunes, though the original source of the sand is uncertain.

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Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Associated With

Cambrian, Eras
Source Eureka Valley (Inyo County) (Wikipedia)
Quaternary, Eras
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Caused By

Faulting, Processes
Source Eureka Valley (Inyo County) (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines
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1. Eureka Valley (Inyo County) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Eureka Valley is a graben, like most other lower-lying areas of the Basin and Range Province.
  • Associated With: Cambrian, Article text, age Cambrian
    According to a USGS survey map, the surrounding mountain ranges contain rocks that date back to the Mississippian and Cambrian periods while the surficial deposits on the valley floor are made up mainly of alluvium dating to the Quaternary period.
  • Associated With: Quaternary, Article text, age Quaternary
    According to a USGS survey map, the surrounding mountain ranges contain rocks that date back to the Mississippian and Cambrian periods while the surficial deposits on the valley floor are made up mainly of alluvium dating to the Quaternary period.
  • Caused By: Faulting, Lead
    Eureka Valley is a graben, like most other lower-lying areas of the Basin and Range Province.
  • In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
    Eureka Valley is located in Inyo County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States.
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Wikidata: Eureka Valley (Inyo County)
Wikidata Q5411275, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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