MATURANGO MUSEUM

RIDGECREST, CA

Yellow Pepperweed Seen near Trona, California. West of Death Valley National Park.
Yellow Pepperweed Credit: string_bass_dave

Matrango Museum in Ridgecrest, California is a unique museum dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of the Native American people. This museum offers a wide variety of exhibits and educational programs that focus on the history and culture of the Native Americans of the area. The museum also houses an extensive collection of artifacts and artwork that are related to the tribal groups that once lived in the region.

The museum grounds are surrounded by a native garden which includes plants and trees that are native to the area. Visitors can also explore the museum’s archaeological site, which is located on the grounds, and is home to over 300 artifacts from the area.

The museum also features a number of special exhibits that cover a range of topics related to the area’s native history and culture. These exhibits feature a variety of artifacts and artwork from the region, as well as interpretive displays that explain the various tribal groups that lived in the area.

Matrango Museum is open to the public and offers educational programs for both children and adults. These programs include guided tours, lectures, and hands-on activities that are designed to help visitors learn more about the area’s native heritage. The museum also offers a variety of special events throughout the year which focus on the area’s native culture.

MATURANGO MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in RIDGECREST CA. US MID #8400600299

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington).

Yellow Pepperweed Seen near Trona, California. West of Death Valley National Park.
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>
Wander to Trona Pinnacles A Death Valley trip to visit the ephemeral Lake Manly ended up cut short due to mechanical issues with the Jeep that prevented me from making it over the pass, but a few roadside vistas and a pitstop at Trona Pinnacles saved the day. The Trona Pinnacles are a unique geological features in the California Desert Conservation Area. The unusual landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, rising from the bed of the Searles Dry Lake basin. The pinnacles vary in size and shape from short and squat to tall and thin, and are composed primarily of calcium carbonate (tufa). The Trona Pinnacles have been featured in many commercials, films, and still-photo shoots. The Trona Pinnacles were designated a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1968 to preserve one of North America’s most outstanding examples of tufa tower formation. Rising from the bottom of what was once an ancient lakebed, the Trona Pinnacles represent one of the most unique geologic landscapes in the California Desert. Over 500 of these tufa (or calcium carbonate spires) are spread out over a 14 square mile area across the Searles Lake basin. These features range in size from small-coral like boulders to several that top out at over 140 feet tall. The Pinnacles were formed between 10,000 and 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in a chain of interconnected lakes flowing from the Owens Valley to Death Valley. At one point during the Pleistocene, the area was under 640 feet of water. Description from the Bureau of Land Management <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.blm.gov/visit/trona-pinnacles</a>

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MATURANGO MUSEUM
100 E. LAS FLORES AVE
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MID # 8400600299
Name MATURANGO MUSEUM
Alternate Name MATURANGO MUSEUM
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
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LAT/LONG 35.627305, -117.667002
CODES FIPS State Code: 06
FIPS County Code: 029
US Census Tract: 005300
US Census Block: 2127