California Tourist Guide - Cattle Graveyard

California Tourist Guide and Destinations
Things to do and see in California
Alabama Hills Recreation Area
CATTLE GRAVEYARD
LATITUDE: N 36°35.210
LONGITUDE: W 118°04.162

The Cattle Graveyard isn't exactly a tourist attraction, but it is bizarre and kind of spooky.

What a horrible sight to see...
There is a calf hanging out through the rib cage and the hay from the stomach spilled out on the ground. (March 24, 2009)

Cattle Graveyard

There are many more cattle that have been dumped throughout the area.

Road through the Cattle Graveyard

ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS
There are hundreds of natural arches throughout Alabama Hills Recreation Area. The best way to find arches is by walking around the rock formations. The arches blend in with the surrounding rocks.

Alabama Hills Recreation Area

Alabama Hills were named in the 1860's during the Civil War by Southern sympathizers in honor of the Confederate warship CSS Alabama. The Alabama Hills Recreation Area was dedicated in 1969 by Bureau of Land Management and encompasses almost 30,000 acres.

Mount Whitney 14,497'

Lone Pine Peak 12,994'

Incredible views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, including Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States.

Whitney Portal Road

Movie Flat Road

Sign at Alabama Hills Recreation Area

MOVIES FILMED IN ALABAMA HILLS
Several movies have been filmed in this area, including Gunga Din, The Lone Ranger, ect...

MOVIE LOCATIONS IN ALABAMA HILLS
Locations of movies filmed in the Alabama Hills. Locations have been matched with images from the movie. Directions to help find the locations. Included are GPS coordinates and satellite photos.

INDIAN GRINDING STONES AND MORTARS
You can find several Indian Mortars in the Alabama Hills and surrounding area.

Arch 29.426 in Red Rock Canyon

ARCHES OF RED ROCK CANYON
Red Rock Canyon near Bishop, CA

Chidago Canyon Petroglyphs

CHIDAGO CANYON PETROGLYPHS
Petroglyphs not shown on most maps. Southeast from Red Rock Canyon. There are several more petroglyph sites in this section.

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
Photos and information about Death Valley.
Includes free Campground Directory.
Death Valley National Park is about
50 miles east from Lone Pine, CA

Flowers at Alabama Hills Recreation Area
March 10, 2007

WILDFLOWERS OF ALABAMA HILLS
A photo collection of wildflowers from
the Alabama Hills Recreation Area.

CAMPGROUND INDEX
Complete free campground listing

CAMPING ADVICE AND TIPS

TOURIST PHOTOS

dispersedcampgrounds.com
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CATTLE GRAVEYARD