The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are located in the southern part of Eureka Valley, in northern Inyo County in eastern California, in the southwestern United States. Inyo County is located in east-central California in the southwestern United States, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and south of Yosemite California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Although covering an area of only 3 square miles (8 km²), the dunes rise approximately 600 feet (180 m) above the surrounding valley floor, making them one of the highest dune fields in North America.
Accessed via a gravel road in Eureka Valley (which connects to a road running from Big Pine to the Grapevine section of Death Valley), the dunes became part of the Death Valley National Park as part of its expansion in 1994. Big Pine is a Census-designated place (CDP in Inyo County, California, United States. Death Valley is the lowest driest and hottest Valley in the United States. Death Valley National Park is a mostly Arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Foot travel in the dunes is permitted, but vehicle access is prohibited. A primitive campground is located at the north end of the dune field.
The Eureka Dunes are the home of several unique (and protected) plant species. The Eureka Dune Grass (Swallenia alexandrae), the Eureka Evening Primrose (Oenothera avita eurekensis), and the Shining Locoweed (Astragalus lentiginosus micans) are only found in this area. Swallenia is a monotypic genus containing the single species of grass Swallenia alexandrae, which is known by the common names Eureka dunegrass Visitors to the dunes may also experience other unique aspects of these dunes. The Eureka Dunes are known as singing dunes because in dry weather, slipping of the sand can produce a 'booming' sound. Singing sand, whistling sand or barking sand is Sand that produces sounds of either high or low Frequency under pressure Conversely, in wet weather, patterns can be seen in the sand that reveals its diverse sources, and the complex eolian process by which these dunes are formed (and re-formed). Aeolian (or Eolian or Æolian) processes pertain to the activity of the Winds and more specifically to the winds' ability to shape the surface of the In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes.
Sand dunes also exist in Death Valley near Stovepipe Wells. Stovepipe Wells is a small way-station in the northern part of Death Valley, California.
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- Eureka Valley Sand Dunes is at coordinates Coordinates:
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