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| Shoreline Butte is located at the southern end of Death Valley and is
at the northern end of the Confidence Hills (near the intersection of
Highway 178 and the Harry Wade Road -- not shown on this image). The Amargosa
River wash runs diagonally across the image, draining into Death Valley
(on the left). The dry stream runs along the face of the butte where old
shorelines of Lake Manly are preserved as steps on the north side of
the remains of an ancient volcano. The southern side of the volcano has
eroded away, exposing basin sediments uplifted along the Death Valley
Fault system, the same fault system that has offset Split Cinder Cone
(in the lower left-hand corner of the image) and is responsible for the
uplift of the Confidence Hills. Scale (1:48,000); north is to the left. [Note: Hit the "back" key to return to the previous tour image.] |
