Teakettle Junction, California

Teakettle Junction is a road junction in Inyo County, California.[1][2] It lies at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m) in Death Valley near the Racetrack Playa and Ubehebe Crater.

In 2008
A Tomistoma and Teakettle Junction.
Teakettle Junction in December 2011

At the junction where the unimproved road from Ubehebe Crater meets roads to the Racetrack Playa and Hunter Mountain, there is a sign reading "Teakettle Junction."[3] While the origin of the name is unknown, it has become a tradition for visitors to attach teakettles to the sign with messages written on them.[4][5][6] National Park Service rangers will sometimes remove a number of teakettles when there are too many.[6]

The rock at the junction includes the bedrock sandstone of the Eureka Quartzite strata.[7][8]

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References

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  1. ^ "Earthquake: 3.2 quake strikes near Teakettle Junction in Death Valley". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "Teakettle Junction". www.usgs.gov.
  3. ^ Huegel, Tony (December 21, 2006). California Desert Byways: 68 of California's Best Backcountry Drives. Wilderness Press. ISBN 9780899974132 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Blakemore, Erin. "Death Valley Has a Secret Shrine to…Tea". Smithsonian Magazine.
  5. ^ "Teakettle Junction, Ca". digital-desert.com.
  6. ^ a b Massey, Peter; Wilson, Jeanne (April 24, 2006). Backcountry Adventures Southern California: The Ultimate Guide to the Backcountry for Anyone with a Sport Utility Vehicle. Adler Publishing. ISBN 9781930193260 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ George deVries Klein (1977), Clastic Tidal Facies, Continuing Education Publication Company, p. 50, ISBN 9780894690921
  8. ^ https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/conditions.htm https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/nature/flood-2015.htm

36°45′37″N 117°32′33″W / 36.76028°N 117.54250°W / 36.76028; -117.54250