Polvadero Gap Explained

Polvadero Gap, at an elevation of 554feet, is a gap in Fresno County, California.

The name "Polvadero" is derived from the Spanish word meaning "dusty". The gap was so named from the frequent dust storms there.[1]

References

36.12°N -120.199°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schrader, Frank Charles. Mineral Deposits of the Cerbat Range, Black Mountains, and Grand Wash Cliffs, Mohave County, Arizona. 1909. U.S. Government Printing Office. 23.

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