Awesome Tectonics of the Antelope Valley

The Antelope Valley and the High Desert of California are a treasure trove of geological history. Here we visit just a couple of the unique and interesting points of interest in the area: the Highway 14 road cutting in Palmdale and the Devil's Punchbowl. Both of these places illustrate beautifully the immense tectonic forces at play in the area.
The video touches briefly on the origins of the San Gabriel Mountains and the evolution of the San Andreas transform fault from a subduction zone of the Farallon Plate.
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Photo credits (I had some more mediocre clips but I lost the data. Luckily, there was some great Creative Commons material available):
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[@magicunicorn6535]

Devil's Punchbowl is one of the most amazing areas I've ever visited. Definitely worth seeing.

[@2Goiz_1CuP]

Fire bro 🔥👍

[@jackmcmichael3560]

Thank you for making this video I've always wondered why the rocks looked that way

[@BWowed]

Out in the south pass Wyoming area there are layers of rock sticking straight up out of the ground. Tilted straight up and down.

[@allanegleston4931]

i have a phamplet put out by the old ca divison of mines . this was a self guided tour and at one time had a map and cant find it. all this is on there . thank you.

[@jstbsims]

This is great ! I lived on the HiDesert for 14 years and loved visiting these places many, many times. I took Earth Science classes in high school and JC so I was aware of the Geological activity of the area.

[@kriscarmelo]

Been there many times. Still looking for some antelope. 😂 🦌

[@phillydisco]

I've seen places in Iceland, Arizona and The Rockies in Canada where hills are tilted at 45 degree angles, and you can see the cross section of strata.

[@danielcarroll5667]

Proverbial "Train wreck" on a global scale !

[@youchris67]

The next time you have a bowl of ice cream, puts some sprinkles in it and then slowly stir it with a spoon. Notice how the sprinkles reveals the movement of the ice cream being stirred: This is what is happening to that rock over millions and millions of years of deep, internal geologic movement being applied to the rock just like the spoon does to the ice cream and sprinkles. It creates flows and folds in the materials.