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Eureka Dunes

Inyo County, CA

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Tallest sand dunes in California (rising ~680 ft above Eureka Valley’s playa) inside northern Death Valley National Park. An isolated dune field at ~3,000 ft elevation beneath the Last Chance Mountains, known for “singing sand,” endemic dune plants (including threatened Eureka dunegrass), and a remote high-desert setting northwest of the main Death Valley corridor.

Field facts

RegionInyo County, CA
Coordinates37.0958, -117.6753
Height~680 ft above valley floor
ManagerDeath Valley National Park (NPS)
AccessDirt road (Death Valley–Big Pine Road spur)
SpecialEndemic plants; singing sand

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