The Badlands (California) Explained

The Badlands
Other Name:San Timoteo Badlands
Country:United States
State:California
District Type:County
District:Riverside County
Topo Map:El Casco
Topo Maker:USGS
Elevation Ft:692
Range Coordinates:33.9542°N -117.1134°W
Range Coordinates Ref:[1]
Map:USA California
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:220

The Badlands are a mountain range in Riverside County, California.[1] They are also known as the San Timoteo Badlands. The range trend northwest–southeast with the San Jacinto Valley to the southwest, the San Timoteo Canyon to the northeast and the San Jacinto Mountains to the east.[2] [3] These mountains separate the cities of Beaumont and Moreno Valley. The mountains are crossed by California State Route 60, California State Route 79, and a handful of smaller roads.

Fossil excavations

The San Timoteo Badlands were excavated under by a team sponsored by Childs Frick from 1916 to 1921.[4] [5] [6] Comprising both the Mt. Eden Formation and the San Timoteo Formation, fossils from the Late Miocene, Pliocene and early Pleistocene have been recovered from several sites across the Badlands.[7]

Notes and References

  1. 250364. The Badlands. 2009-05-04.
  2. Santa Ana, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. Palm Springs, California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. News: 1918-03-07 . The Bone Mine . 2 . The Banning Record . 2023-11-17.
  5. Book: Albright . L. Barry . Biostratigraphy and Vertebrate Paleontology of the San Timoteo Badlands, Southern California . Kendall, Jr. . Arthur . 2000-08-03 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-09836-7 . 10.1525/california/9780520098367.003.0001.
  6. Web site: Big Pine Citizen 2 March 1918 — California Digital Newspaper Collection . 2023-11-17 . cdnc.ucr.edu.
  7. Web site: San Timoteo Badlands . 2024-07-22 . www.utep.edu.