Petroglyph Canyon provides insights into the cultural heritage and knowledge of the desert's past. Everything in the canyon area is protected, including the obsidian chips and any artifacts or tools, as well as the petroglyphs and native vegetation and wildlife. Little Petroglyph Canyon contains 20,000 documented images. It is open to the public for tours. Monorail Remains of the Epsom Salts Monorail are signposted and visible within the site. The central rail, on which mining tractors pulled minerals from a mine to the nearest railway siding, was supported on wooden A frames of a low trestle. Coso Geothermal Field The Coso Geothermal Field is located within China Lake boundaries. The geothermal power plants located there began generating electricity in 1987 and were the Navy's first foray into producing clean power from the earth's thermal energy (heat). The plant's nameplate capacity is 270 megawatts with a total annual electricity production from the field of 1,175 gigawatt-hours. See also Nevada Test and Training Range Space Test and Training Range Utah Test and Training Range Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons List of airports in Kern County, California List of United States Navy airfields References External links Official sites Official Naval Air Weapons Station website NAVAIR Home NAVAIR Weapons Division Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Thirty One Museum Naval History & Heritage Command (History.navy.mil): U.S. Naval Museum of Armament and Technology at China Lake — official website Chinalakemuseum.org: U.S. Naval China Lake Museum of Armament and Technology Chinalakemuseum.org: U.S. Naval China Lake Museum of Armament and Technology Foundation website Other 2002 NAWS China Lake Welcome brochure GlobalSecurity.org: China Lake Astronautix.com: China Lake The California State Military Museum China Lake Alumni.org AirTime, Spring 2007, Volume 3, Issue 1 China Lake logos including the "rocket-ridin' rabbit" Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Installations of the United States Navy in California United States Naval Air Stations Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Buildings and structures in Inyo County, California Buildings and structures in Kern County, California Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California Geography of Inyo County, California Geography of Kern County, California Geography of San Bernardino County, California Historic American Buildings Survey in California Historic American Engineering Record in California Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake 1943 establishments in California