Soil survey of the Saline Valley area, Inyo County, California

the long version

The Saline Valley area is situated in Inyo County, California about 180 miles north of Los Angeles and 200 miles southeast of San Francisco. It contains roughly 700 square miles or 418,000 acres. The valley itself is bounded on the west by the Inyo Mountains with elevations to 11,000 feet. To the south lies the Nelson Range, to the east the Panamint Range, and on the north it is bounded by the Saline Range. Death Valley Monument lies just east of Saline Valley. Differences in elevation are marked from a low of about 1,050 feet to a high of about 11,000 feet within a distance of 10 miles. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in the period May through September, 1976.