Quaternary faults and ne(at)otectonic features of Nevada, Exhibit A
There are many active faults in Nevada. A huge chunk of the state helps to accommodate the strain imparted by the relative motion of the Pacific and North American plates...at least that is what I am told. In any case, the array of active faults results in some pathological Quaternary geomorphic vignettes and some extremely cool map relations. As opposed to piling them all up in one post, I am going for a mini-series here. First up will be some particularly young ruptures.
I also got some sweet photos of this area from a geocentric plane ride last year: