Aerial Photographs of the Basin and Range Province, California to Utah.

The Basin and Range Province is marked by alternating mountain ranges and basins. Geologically, the mountains rise and tilt along normal fault zones, while the basins drop and tilt along the faults. Individual fault-bounded blocks are typically called "tilted fault blocks". A simple cross-section across several ranges is illustrated in the diagram below.

Tilted fault-block ranges, as seen in the Basin and Range Province.

Of course, the best way to see this aspect of the landscape is from the air. Below are 12 aerial images that show parts of the Basin and Range Province, from California across Nevada to Utah, and even up to Oregon. Click on any of these photos to see or download them at higher resolutions.

Eastern edge of Sierra Nevada.	Mono Lake and east edge of Sierra Nevada.	View W over ranges to Sierra Nevada
Wineglass Canyons, Death Valley, CA	Wineglass Cyn and fault, Death Valley.	Tilted fault block, Bare Mtn. Nevada
Playa and tilted fault block, Nevada.	Playa and parallel ranges, eastern NV.	Parallel ranges of eastern Nevada.
Steens Mountain, southern Oregon.	Cedar City, UT and E edge of Basin-Range	Wasatch Mtns, E edge of Basin-Range.

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