Unincorporated community in California, United States
This article is about of one the locales in Inyo County named Coso. For other places in Inyo County and elsewhere, see
Coso .
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Coso Junction (
Timbisha : Coso , meaning "Fire Stone")
[2] is an
unincorporated community in
Inyo County ,
California .
[1] It is located in
Rose Valley , 4.8 km (3 mi) south of
Dunmovin and 11.2 km (7 mi) west of Sugarloaf Mountain, near to the US Navy's
China Lake Weapons Station ,
[3] at an elevation of 3386 feet (1032 m).
[1]
History
The area has been inhabited by the
Coso people traditionally.
The town has been previously called Coso and Gill's Oasis .
[4]
The community is the site of frequent earthquakes, with groups of minor earthquakes occurring in 1992,
[5] 1996,
[6] 1999,
[7] 2001,
[8] 2003,
[9] 2004,
[10] and 2011.
[11] Floods occurred near the community in 2010 that caused a traffic accident.
[12]
References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coso Junction, California
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California Place Names
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"COSO JUNCTION" . Santa Cruz Sentinel . May 18, 2001. p. 7. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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Coso Geothermal Development, NWC China Lake: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1 . United States Navy. 1979. p. 71. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"QUAKES: Swarm of Tiny Temblors Hits Owens Valley" . The Los Angeles Times . March 1, 1992. p. 738. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"QUAKE ACTIVITY, WEEK OF MARCH" . The San Bernardino County Sun . April 1, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"Small earthquakes hit desert in Inyo County" . Reno Gazette-Journal . AP. January 20, 1999. p. 23. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"COSO JUNCTION" . Arizona Star . Associated Press. September 26, 2001. p. 3. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"COSO JUNCTION" . The Los Angeles Times . May 16, 2003. p. 63. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"Small temblor rattles remote Inyo County" . Santa Maria Times . October 11, 2004. p. 5. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
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"Coso Junction" . Santa Maria Times . June 26, 2011. p. A2. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^ Christie, Casey (August 28, 2010).
"A BIG RIG'S BIG DETOUR" . LA Times . p. 47. Retrieved December 6, 2020 .