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⇱ Olancha, Inyo County, California, United States


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Olancha, Inyo County, California, United States


Alternative Names:Olancha, Olanche
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat Locality:Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Mindat.org Region:Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA
Region:Inyo County, California, United States
Latitude:36° 16' 55" N
Longitude:118° 0' 28" W
Lat/Long (dec):36.28199,-118.00788
Köppen climate type:Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Elevation:1,115m
Population:192 (2015)
Mindat Feature ID:5378916
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:5378916:7
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA36° 16' 54" N118° 0' 23" W0.1km (0.1 miles)
Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 19' 14" N118° 1' 35" W4.6km (2.9 miles)
Caffee Manganese Mine, Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 20' 0" N118° 2' 14" W6.3km (3.9 miles)
Tate occurrence, Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 20' 12" N118° 2' 20" W6.7km (4.2 miles)
Olancha occurrence (Unnamed occurrence), Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 16' 50" N118° 5' 21" W7.3km (4.5 miles)
Dirty Socks Spring, Owens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA36° 19' 45" N117° 56' 57" W7.4km (4.6 miles)
Owens Lake, Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USA36° 19' 59" N117° 57' 0" W7.7km (4.8 miles)
Valley View claim, Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 15' 24" N117° 55' 31" W7.9km (4.9 miles)
Unnamed Pumice mine [3], Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 14' 51" N117° 55' 49" W7.9km (4.9 miles)
Green Velvet claims (Green Velvet claim; Green Velvet group), Inyo County, California, USA36° 14' 58" N117° 55' 3" W8.9km (5.5 miles)
Unnamed Cu occurrence [6] (Higgins Lake occurrence), Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 17' 17" N118° 6' 37" W9.2km (5.7 miles)
Unnamed Cu occurrence [7], Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 17' 17" N118° 6' 37" W9.2km (5.7 miles)
Red Ridge occurrence, Sugar Loaf, Inyo County, California, USA36° 17' 43" N117° 54' 23" W9.2km (5.7 miles)
Gold Ridge Group of Mines (Gold Ridge claim; Iron Mask claim; Gold Point claim; Goodrich claim; Old Mexican group of claims), Sugar Loaf, Inyo County, California, USA36° 17' 27" N117° 54' 5" W9.6km (6.0 miles)
Vermillion Canyon prospects, Sugar Loaf, Inyo County, California, USA36° 16' 22" N117° 53' 57" W9.8km (6.1 miles)
Holiday claims, Cartago, Inyo County, California, USA36° 21' 52" N118° 2' 59" W9.9km (6.2 miles)
Unnamed radioactive anomaly [1], Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 15' 15" N117° 54' 0" W10.2km (6.3 miles)
Haiwee Quarry (Oclite Quarry), Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 13' 14" N117° 55' 12" W10.4km (6.5 miles)
War Baby prospect (War Baby claims), Round Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 11' 21" N118° 1' 56" W10.5km (6.5 miles)
Unnamed Pumice Mine [2], Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 12' 50" N117° 55' 29" W10.6km (6.6 miles)
Unnamed Pumice mine [5], Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 12' 33" N117° 55' 19" W11.2km (6.9 miles)
U-Obras prospect, Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 12' 57" N117° 54' 26" W11.6km (7.2 miles)
Muah Mountain occurrence (Unnamed occurrence), Muah Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 21' 28" N118° 6' 5" W11.9km (7.4 miles)
Muah Mountain occurrence, Muah Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 21' 28" N118° 6' 5" W11.9km (7.4 miles)
Round Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 11' 21" N118° 4' 30" W11.9km (7.4 miles)
Unnamed U prospect [4], Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 12' 15" N117° 54' 20" W12.6km (7.8 miles)
Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo County, California, USA36° 10' 0" N118° 0' 0" W12.8km (8.0 miles)
Unnamed Pumice mine [6], Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 11' 52" N117° 54' 15" W13.2km (8.2 miles)
Sugar Loaf, Inyo County, California, USA36° 19' 4" N117° 52' 1" W13.2km (8.2 miles)
Geronimo prospect, Silver Mountain, Inyo County, California, USA36° 16' 23" N117° 51' 10" W13.9km (8.7 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 13.9 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 13.9 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Antler Foreland Basin, North America PlateBasin
Basin and Range Basins, North America PlateBasin
Mojave Domain, North America PlateDomain
Southern Basin and Range, North America PlateWide Rift
USACountry
California, USAState
Inyo County, California, USACounty
Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USAValley
Olancha, Owens Valley, Inyo County, California, USAUnincorporated Community
Mojave Desert, USADesert
Sierra Nevada, USAMountain Range
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