Volcanic Tablelands
The Volcanic Tablelands are a landscape of the upper Owens Valley in the east of the US state California , near Bishop . It was formed by erosion from volcanic ash , which was ejected by eruptions of the adjacent Long Valley Caldera to the northwest .
The region is characterized by gentle peaks in which boulders made of more compacted rock lie. Due to the climatic conditions and the very water-permeable soil, only thin vegetation prevails in the semi-desert.
In prehistoric and historical times, groups of southern Paiute Indians settled in the Volcanic Tablelands . They left petroglyphs , incised drawings of a ritual nature on many rock faces .
Almost all of the area is owned by the US federal government and administered by the Bureau of Land Management . This maintains a small visitor contact point on the access road , which provides information about recreational uses in the tablelands. In addition to hiking and mountain biking , climbing and bouldering on the field blocks are in the foreground. Established sand slopes can also be used with quads .
Web links
- Bureau of Land Management: Volcanic Tablelands
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bureau of Land Management: Volcanic Tablelands ( Memento of the original dated August 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bureau of Land Management: Desert Vegetation on the Tableland ( Memento of the original of October 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Sierra Web: Petroglyphs of the Volcanic Tablelands
- ↑ Bureau of Land Management: Four-wheel driving ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 451 kB)
Coordinates: 37 ° 30 ′ N , 118 ° 30 ′ W