White Wolf Fault

The White Wolf Fault (in red), Southern California

The White Wolf Fault is a fault in southern California, located along the northwestern transition of the Tejon Hills and Tehachapi Mountains with the San Joaquin Valley. It is north of the intersection of the San Andreas Fault and the Garlock Fault, and roughly parallel with the latter. It is classed as a reverse (vertical motion) fault with a left lateral (sinistral) component.[1]

  1. ^ Ross, Donald C. (1986). "Basement-Rock Correlations Across the White Wolf-Breckenridge-Southern Kern Canyon Fault Zone, Southern Sierra Nevada, California" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1651. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2024 – via USGS Publications Warehouse.