Bear Valley Buttes

Bear Valley Buttes is a geologic feature that overlooks Bear Valley in Colusa County, California. The Buttes are approximately 1.5 miles long and its highest peak stands at 2,166 ft (660 m) above sea level. The Buttes are composed from the upturned marine sediments of the Great Valley Sequence that once formerly made up the floor of the Central Valley. [1][2]

Bear Valley Buttes
Highest point
Elevation2,166 ft (660 m)
Geography
LocationColusa County, California, United States
Parent rangeInner Coast Ranges
Geology
Age of rock150 Million Years
Mountain typeButte
Type of rockSedimentary and Great Valley Sequence

References

  1. "Walker Ridge, Bear Valley". velovecchio.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. "Bear Valley Buttes Topo Map, Colusa County CA (Leesville Area)". TopoZone. Retrieved 2017-05-05.


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