Mima mounds
Mima mounds are low, flattened, circular to oval, domelike, natural mounds that are composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment that is an overthickened A horizon.Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: geological feature in Thurston County, Washington state, United States of America
- Also known as: “Mima Mounds” and “Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bordeaux and Rochester.
Bordeaux
Hamlet
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Bordeaux is a ghost town in Thurston County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The town was abandoned in the 1940s after local timber had been extracted from the area. Bordeaux is situated 1½ miles west of Mima mounds.
Rochester
Village
Photo: Redtitan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rochester is a census-designated place in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1852, and the 2020 census recorded its population at 6,064. Rochester is situated 6 miles south of Mima mounds.
Mima mounds
- Categories: geologic feature and geographical feature
- Location: Thurston, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Serbian—“Mima mounds” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “美馬塚”
- German: “Mima Mounds”
- Japanese: “マイマ丘陵”
- Serbian: “Мима хумке”
- Serbian: “Мима хумци”
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Notable Places Nearby
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