This zoomed-in shot from Keys View shows the snow-capped San
Jacinto Peak hidden in clouds (late December, 2003). The town of Palm Springs
is the dark green area at the base of the peak. The Indio Hills in the vicinity
of 1000 Palms are the low brown hills in the middle of the Coachella Valley.
The Indio Hills are an uplifted block (a horst) between two strands of the
San Andreas Fault (the Mission Creek Fault on the east side, and the Banning
Fault on the west side). |