CHINA LAKE MUSEUM FOUNDATION

RIDGECREST, CA

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

The China Lake Museum Foundation in Ridgecrest, California, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of the United States Navy's China Lake weapons research and development base. The museum was established in 1977 and is located on the former China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station.

The museum houses a variety of artifacts and displays related to the history of the base and the surrounding area. Visitors can view a large collection of artifacts, including military uniforms and equipment, documents, photographs, and scale models. The museum also features exhibits about the history of the community and the Navy's involvement in the region.

The museum also offers educational programs for school and community groups. Programs are designed to teach students about the history of the base, the Navy's role in the area, and the development of weapons technology.

The museum is open to the public from April through October. Guided tours are available and the museum offers a variety of special events throughout the year. The museum also hosts an annual 4th of July celebration and a picnic for Memorial Day.

The China Lake Museum Foundation is committed to preserving the history of the base and the surrounding area and educating the public about the Navy's role in the region. The museum is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the history of the Navy's presence in the area.

CHINA LAKE MUSEUM FOUNDATION is a Uncategorized or General Museum in RIDGECREST CA. US MID #8400601959

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). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 315,698 from tax period 201209 (YYYYMM).

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>

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CHINA LAKE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
PO BOX 217
RIDGECREST
CA
93556-0217

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MID # 8400601959
Name CHINA LAKE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 770340083
NTEECC A50
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201209
INCOME 358,693
REVENUE 315,698
LAT/LONG 35.627968, -117.669493
CODES FIPS State Code: 06
FIPS County Code: 029
US Census Tract: 005300
US Census Block: 2125