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Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark, CALIFORNIA


Text And Photography By David Linnig


Location
The out-of-this-world formations of the Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark have been used as a backdrop in a number of science-fiction films. There are about 500 towers of various shapes that reach as high as 140 feet above the base. The formations are the weathered remnants of tufa (a form of calcium carbonate) towers created under water between 10,000 and 80,000 years ago in an ancient lake that’s now dry.

You’ll find this unique place in the western Mojave Desert less than 200 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The formations lie nearly seven miles south of California Highway 178, down a graded dirt road that’s passable for most vehicles in dry weather. In or shortly after rainy times, the road may become impassable, even with four-wheel drive. Be cautious: it’s easy to get bogged down in the loose sand of the dry washes that cross the area.

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