Saline Range
Encyclopedia
The Saline Range is a mountain range in Inyo County
, California
, within Death Valley National Park
.
and frames the eastern side of the Saline Valley. The Inyo Mountains
form the western side. To the east is the Last Chance Range
, and to the south the Nelson Range
.
Inyo County, California
-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, within Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a national park in the U.S. states of California and Nevada located east of the Sierra Nevada in the arid Great Basin of the United States. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes,...
.
Geography
The Saline Range is to the northwest of Death ValleyDeath Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...
and frames the eastern side of the Saline Valley. The Inyo Mountains
Inyo Mountains
The Inyo Mountains are a short mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California in the United States. The range separates the Owens Valley to the west with Saline Valley to the east, extending for approximately 70 mi SSE from the southern end of the White Mountains,...
form the western side. To the east is the Last Chance Range
Last Chance Range
for the mountain range of the same name in Nye County, Nevada.The Last Chance Range of California is located near the Nevada state line in eastern Inyo County in the United States....
, and to the south the Nelson Range
Nelson Range
The Nelson Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the west arm of Kootenay Lake between the Salmo and Kootenay Rivers and also to the west of the south arm of Kootenay Lake...
.
See also
- Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
- Protected areas of the Mojave Desert