Coso Volcanic Field

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Coso Volcanic Field
A basaltic lava flow that is typical of the process that created the stepped terraces of Coso as it flowed across the landscape, producing a more or less flat surface eroding to a sheer front.
Highest point
Elevation	7,874 ft (2,400 m)[1]
Coordinates	36°02′N 117°49′W / 36.03°N 117.82°W / 36.03; -117.82[1]
Geography
Location	Inyo County, California, US
Parent range	Coso Range
Topo map	USGS Cactus Pk (CA)
Geology
Rock age	Pliocene to Quaternary[1]
Mountain type(s)	Monogenetic volcanic field and Lava domes[1]
Last eruption	39,000 yrs

The Coso Volcanic Field is located in Inyo County, California, at the western edge of the Basin and Range geologic province and northern region of the Mojave Desert. The Fossil Falls are part of the Coso Field, created by the prehistoric Owens River. They are within the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and northeast of Little Lake and U.S. Route 395.