Plomosa Mountains
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The Plomosa Mountains are a mountain range in La Paz County, Arizona
, running generally south of Bouse, Arizona
near the Arizona/California border. The maximum height of the range is 1791 feet (545.9 meters).
Evidence of both thrust fault
ing and strike-slip faulting is present in the Plomosa Mountains.
La Paz County, Arizona
La Paz County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census its population was 20,489. The county seat is Parker...
, running generally south of Bouse, Arizona
Bouse, Arizona
Bouse is a census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1908 as a mining camp, the economy of Bouse is now based on tourism, agriculture and retirees...
near the Arizona/California border. The maximum height of the range is 1791 feet (545.9 meters).
Evidence of both thrust fault
Thrust fault
A thrust fault is a type of fault, or break in the Earth's crust across which there has been relative movement, in which rocks of lower stratigraphic position are pushed up and over higher strata. They are often recognized because they place older rocks above younger...
ing and strike-slip faulting is present in the Plomosa Mountains.