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Welcome to QUICK LOOK - The Trona PinnaclesThe Trona Pinnacles are a geologic oddity out in the Mojave desert. They were formed between 10,000 and 100, 000 years ago in the bottom of ancient Searles lake where a calcium carbonate spring leached into the alkaline heavy waters of the lake. There are 3 different areas of the landmark and they were all formed during the last three ice ages when this area was part of a series of lakes that stretched from the Owens Valley to Death Valley but have long since dried up leaving these spires reaching for the sky. Designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1968 in order to preserve one the countries best examples of tufa tower formation. It is free to the public and you can camp here to. If you visit here however remember you are in the desert even at its coolest it is still hot. When we got there it was 104 degrees and that was during the cooling part of the day. BRING PLENTY OF WATER!!!!!Miss Lynn and I were here on the 13th and 14th of August 2022. We had intended to spend Sunday shooting a lot more pictures for you but a glitch in the drone took all the wind out of our sails. This means we will need to go back and complete the mission. Here we were only able to explore the middle area. When we come back we will get some photos of both the north and south areas. I guarantee it will be a much cooler part of the year when we return. Check out the video to see how it went. |
They classify these tufa spires into 4 different categories. |
Discover more with these Additional Links (Outside Roaddogs)Bureau of Land Management: Trona Pinnacles | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)Wikipedia : Trona Pinnacles - WikipediaCalifornia Wildlife Coalition:Trona Pinnacles • California Wilderness Coalition (calwild.org) |
