Inyo Mountains

E62828

mountain range wilderness area

The Inyo Mountains are a rugged, arid mountain range in eastern California known for their dramatic relief, desert landscapes, and proximity to Death Valley and the Sierra Nevada.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Inyo Mountains canonical	15
Inyo Mountains region	1
Mountains of Inyo County, California	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain range ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ
adjacentTo	White Mountains (California) ⓘ
characterizedBy	arid climate ⓘ desert landscapes ⓘ rugged topography ⓘ
contains	Inyo Mountains Wilderness ⓘ Saline Valley side ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
drainageTo	Owens River ⓘ surface form: Owens River basin Saline Valley ⓘ surface form: Saline Valley closed basin
ecoregion	Great Basin–Mojave transition zone ⓘ surface form: Mojave Desert–Great Basin transition
elevation	3680 m ⓘ
hasFlora	creosote bush scrub at lower elevations ⓘ pinyon–juniper woodland at higher elevations ⓘ sagebrush scrub ⓘ
hasGeology	igneous intrusions ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasHumanActivity	4WD exploration ⓘ backpacking ⓘ hiking ⓘ
highestPoint	Keynot Peak ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic relief ⓘ historic mining sites ⓘ remote backcountry ⓘ
length	about 160 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Inyo County, California ⓘ Inyo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ Mono County, California ⓘ eastern California ⓘ
managedBy	U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Land Management
maximumElevation	3680 m ⓘ
nameEtymology	derived from Native American word often interpreted as "dwelling place of the great spirit" ⓘ
near	Death Valley ⓘ Panamint Range ⓘ
orientation	north–south ⓘ
overlooks	Owens Valley ⓘ Saline Valley ⓘ
partOf	Basin and Range Province ⓘ Great Basin Desert ⓘ surface form: Great Basin Desert region
separatedBy	Owens Valley ⓘ
separatedFrom	Sierra Nevada ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inyo County, California → contains → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Inyo County, California → namedAfter → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Owens Valley → borderedBy → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Lone Pine, California → locatedNear → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

eastern California → contains → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern California

Inyo Mountains → locatedIn → Inyo Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Keynot Peak

Saline Valley → boundedBy → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Owens Lake → locatedNear → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Independence, California → nearMountainRange → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Independence → near → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

subject surface form: Independence, California

Wildrose Peak → category → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mountains of Inyo County, California

Saline Valley Hot Springs → near → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Inyo Mountains Wilderness → mountainRange → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Owens Valley Paiute → traditionalTerritory → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Inyo Mountains region

Keynot Peak → locatedIn → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Keynot Peak → mountainRange → Inyo Mountains ⓘ

Keynot Peak → highestPointOf → Inyo Mountains ⓘ