Diaz Lake
USA /
California /
Lone Pine /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Lone Pine
World / United States / California
lake, earthquake epicenter, trench
This natural lake is a graben formed by the great earthquake of 26 March 1872. This part of the valley floor dropped about 20 feet relative to the Inyo Mountains to the east and the Sierra Nevada to the west.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Lone_Pine_Earthquake
The lake is named for the Diaz brothers, Rafael and Eleuterio, who came here from Chile in the 1860s to run a cattle ranch, which was eventually sold to the City of Los Angeles for the water rights.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Lone_Pine_Earthquake
The lake is named for the Diaz brothers, Rafael and Eleuterio, who came here from Chile in the 1860s to run a cattle ranch, which was eventually sold to the City of Los Angeles for the water rights.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz_Lake
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°33'45"N 118°3'17"W
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- Lake Mead 284 km
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- Lake Mead: Overton Arm 323 km
- Danby Lake 363 km
- Salton Sea 382 km
- Lake Havasu 390 km
- Laguna Salada 490 km
- Mount Whitney Golf Club 1.8 km
- Alabama Hills 6.4 km
- Tuttle Creek Campground 6.4 km
- Alabama Hills 9 km
- Halophilic Bacteria 15 km
- Keeler 18 km
- Bonham Talc Mines 22 km
- Cartago, California 27 km
- Saline Valley 33 km
- Inyo National Forest 78 km