Fossil Falls
The Fossil Falls is a unique geological feature, located in the Coso Range in Inyo County, California in the United States. Volcanic activity in the mountain range, along with meltwater from glaciers in the nearby Sierra Nevada, played a role in the creation of the falls.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wvannorden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coso and Little Lake.
Coso
Locality
Coso Junction is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It is located in Rose Valley, 4.8 km south of Dunmovin and 11.2 km west of Sugarloaf Mountain, near to the US Navy's China Lake Weapons Station, at an elevation of 3386 feet.
Little Lake
Locality
Little Lake is a former settlement in Inyo County that lies just off U.S. Route 395 on Little Lake Road. Little Lake is situated 2½ miles south of Fossil Falls.
Fossil Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: archaeological site in California, United States
- Categories: archaeological site, historic district, and body of water
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.97012° or 35° 58′ 12″ northLongitude
-117.90882° or 117° 54′ 32″ westElevation
3,248 feet (990 metres)Open location code
8574X3CR+2FOpenStreetMap ID
node 933397804OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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