China Lake, Kern County, California

China Lake
China Lake is located in California
China Lake
China Lake
Location in California
China Lake is located in the United States
China Lake
China Lake
China Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°39′03″N 117°39′42″W / 35.65083°N 117.66167°W / 35.65083; -117.66167
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyKern County
Elevation2,264 ft (690 m)
Indian Wells Valley, showing Ridgecrest, California and the China Lake area.

China Lake is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.[1] It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) north-northeast of Ridgecrest,[2] at an elevation of 2,264 feet (690 m).[1] The place is on China Lake, a dry lake near the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.[2]

The first post office at China Lake opened in 1948.[2]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: China Lake, Kern County, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1016. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.