Owens Valley

Owens Valley (HMXSL)

Location: Bishop, CA 93514 Mono County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 31.132', W 118° 36.235'

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extended from Bishop south for 100 miles. The valley was inhabited by Indians for many years. Joseph Walker in 1833 was the first white man to discover the valley. In 1845 John C. Fremont named the valley, a river and a lake, after Richard Owens, an army captain in his expedition to this area.
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HM NumberHMXSL
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1982
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Slim Princess Chapter No. 395
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 12:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 358260 N 4153642
Decimal Degrees37.51886667, -118.60391667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 31.132', W 118° 36.235'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 31' 7.92" N, 118° 36' 14.10" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 686 Unnamed Road, Bishop CA 93514, US
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