Cottonwood Mountains (Riverside County)

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Cottonwood Mountains
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Location of the Cottonwood Mountains in California [1]
Highest point
Elevation 1,045 m (3,428 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State California
District Riverside County
Range coordinates 33°42′46.068″N115°54′26.986″W / 33.71279667°N 115.90749611°W / 33.71279667; -115.90749611 Coordinates: 33°42′46.068″N115°54′26.986″W / 33.71279667°N 115.90749611°W / 33.71279667; -115.90749611
Topo map USGS  Cottonwood Basin

The Cottonwood Mountains are a mountain range in Riverside County, California. [1] They lie between the Little San Bernardino Mountains to the west, and Eagle Mountains to the east and the Hexie Mountains to the north. They are partially included in the Joshua Tree Wilderness.

Riverside County, California County in California, United States

Riverside County, is one of fifty-eight counties in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,189,641, making it the 4th-most populous county in California and the 11th-most populous in the United States. The name was derived from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Little San Bernardino Mountains mountain range in Southern California, United States

The Little San Bernardino Mountains are a short mountain range of the Transverse Ranges, located in southern California in the United States. They extend for approximately 40 mi (64 km) southeast from the San Bernardino Mountains through San Bernardino and Riverside Counties to near the northeast edge of the Salton Sink and Salton Sea.

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