<b>Olancha</b>, Inyo County, California.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

Olancha, Inyo County, California.

Gazetteer Query: G.N.I.S.
	Small town on U. S. Highway 395 at the south end of Owens Lake. The Olanches, obviously a Shoshonean village or band south of Owens Lake, were mentioned by Taylor in 1860. The name appears for a settlement, south of Owens Lake, known as Olanche on Farley's map od 1861. The name of the town is recorded on the Land Office maps of the 1870's (Gudde, 1969). Articles that refer to this location: Singing and Booming Sand Dunes of California and Nevada: Olancha Sand Drift, California; U. S. Highway 395: Olancha;
	No collections made at this location.
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