Granitic rocks crop out at Keys View. This view shows the western
foothills of the Little San Bernardino Mountains in the foreground. The
low, dark ridge line in the center of the Coachella Valley is the trace of the San Andreas Fault
in the vicinity of the 1,000 Palms Oasis Preserve. San Jacinto Peak (elevation
10,804 feet) rises above Palm Springs on the west side of the Coachella
Valley. San Gorgonio Pass is north of San Jacinto Peak. |