Racetrack mountain area

Racetrack mountain area

Topographic map where the long heavy pink line indicates the area from which water drain into the Racetrack playa. It covers 196 square kilometers. Short pink line shows an outline of the Racetrack playa area amounting to 6.6 square kilometers. Grand stand is an igneous complex inside the Racetrack playa, covering an area of 0.014 square kilometers.
Location Death Valley National Park
Inyo County, California
Coordinates 36°40′53″N 117°33′46″W / 36.6813°N 117.5627°W / 36.6813; -117.5627Coordinates: 36°40′53″N 117°33′46″W / 36.6813°N 117.5627°W / 36.6813; -117.5627

The Racetrack mountain area is an area from which all precipitation drains towards the Racetrack Playa.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kletetschka Gunther, Roger LeB. Hooke, Andrew Ryan, George Fercana, Emerald McKinney, Kristopher P. Schwebler, (August 2013), Sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, Death Valley, USA: The roles of rock thermal conductivity and fluctuating water levels, Source: Geomorphology Volume: 195 Issue: 1 Pages: 110-117 DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.04.032
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