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Middle Palisades claims, Disappointment Peak, Inyo County, California, USAi
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Middle Palisades claimsGroup of Claims
Disappointment PeakPeak
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 4' 25'' North , 118° 27' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.07361,-118.46639
GeoHash:
G#: 9qefbjp3m
GRN:
N25W68
Type:
Group of Claims
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Big Pine1,756 (2014)18.7km
Wilkerson563 (2011)23.9km
West Bishop2,607 (2011)32.0km
Bishop3,806 (2017)32.8km
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek2,645 (2011)35.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
79173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:79173:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Mo occurrence/group of claims located in sec. 22, T10S, R32E, MDM, 0.7 km (0.4 mile) N of Disappointment Peak (coordinates of record), on the Middle Palisades Glacier, in the Sierra Nevada, on National Forest wilderness land (John Muir Wilderness). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include Mesozoic granitic rocks, unit 3 (Sierra Nevada, Death Valley area, Northern Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges).

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Link to USGS MRDS:10187944

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0060271714
Johnson, F.L., et al (1985), Mineral Resources of the John Muir Wilderness, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, and Mono Counties, California: U. S. Bureau of Mines unpublished file report. No. 69, Pl. 1. (on file at USBM WFOC).
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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