Inyo Mountains

Inyo Mountains
Inyo Mountains from space
Highest point
Peak	Waucoba Mountain[1], ~18 mi (29 km) southeast of Big Pine.
Elevation	11,123 ft (3,390 m)
Coordinates	36°10′00″N 118°00′03″W / 36.16667°N 118.00083°W / 36.16667; -118.00083
Dimensions
Length	70 mi (110 km)
Width	10 mi (16 km)
Geography
Country	United States
States	California and Nevada
Parent range	Basin and Range Province
Borders on	White Mountains, Sierra Nevada

The Inyo Mountains are a short mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California in the United States.^[2] The range separates the Owens Valley to the west from Saline Valley to the east, extending for approximately 70 miles (110 km) south-southeast from the southern end of the White Mountains, from which they are separated by Westgard Pass, to the east of Owens Lake.

Geologically, the mountains are a fault block range in the Basin and Range Province, at the western end of the Great Basin. They are considered to be among the most important and best-known Late Proterozoic to Cambrian sections in the United States.^[3]