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Inyo County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Arches 3
Areas 6
Basins 25
Benches 4
Capes 2
Cliffs 2
Craters 2
Falls 5
Flats 74
Forests 1
Gaps 44
Glaciers 4
Lakes 163
Lava 1
Pillars 1
Plains 1
Ranges 25
Ridges 15
Springs 228
Streams 128
Summits 200
Swamps 3
Valleys 246
Woods 1
Cultural Features
Airports 10
Buildings 39
Canals 18
Cemeteries 11
Churches 24
Civil 10
Dams 13
Hospitals 2
Locales 191
Mines 392
Parks 16
Post Offices 3
Reserves 17
Reservoirs 10
Schools 21
Towers 4
Trails 8
Wells 17
Historical Features
Airports 2
Flats 1
Gaps 1
Locales 10
Military (Historical) 2
Parks 3
Populated Places 14
Post Offices 2
Schools 8
Wells 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: California's National Historic Landmarks