Iron Mountains (California) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,182 feet (665 m) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 12.5 mi (20.1 km)NNW-SSE |
Width | 7.5 mi (12.1 km)E-W |
Geography | |
Location of Iron Mountains in California [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | San Bernardino County |
Range coordinates | 34°10′16″N115°12′34″W / 34.17111°N 115.20944°W |
Topo map | USGS Iron Mountains |
The Iron Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Bernardino County, California. [1] The southern end of the range extends into Riverside County north of Granite Pass. [2]
The range is bordered on the east by Ward Valley with the Turtle Mountains beyond. To the north lie the Old Woman Mountains. To the west across Cadiz Valley lie the Calumet Mountains. To the southwest lie the Coxcomb Mountains within Joshua Tree National Monument and to the south across Granite Pass and California State Route 62 are the Granite Mountains. [2]
The Iron Mountain Pump Plant sits adjacent to the east side of the range and the Colorado River Aqueduct traverses the range through the Iron Mountain Tunnel. [2]
During World War II, from 1942 to 1944, near the Iron Mountains the US Army built Camp Iron Mountain to train troops and prepare them to do battle in North Africa to fight the Nazis. At Camp Iron Mountain were stationed the 2nd Armored Division under General George S. Patton. The Iron Mountain Pump Plant airstrip is the former Camp Iron Mountain Airfield.
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The Camp Iron Mountain was a sub camp of the US Army Desert Training Center in Riverside County, California. The main headquarters for the Desert Training Center was Camp Young; this is where General Patton's 3rd Armored Division was stationed. Camp Iron Mountain was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.985.6). Camp Iron Mountain is near the site of Camp Granite, both are 45 miles (72 km) miles East of Indio, California off Interstate 10 and California State Route 62 near the Granite Mountains in San Bernardino County, California. In 1980 Camp Iron Mountain received the listing as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern from the Bureau of Land Management. The listing was given as Camp Iron Mountain is the best preserved of the Desert Training Center Camps. The Bureau of Land Management put up fences to protect the camp from Off-road vehicle traffic. Still at the camp today are a 200 x 175 foot contour training map, some rock mosaics, two church altars, rock lined roads and walkways. The camp is named after the near by Iron Mountains.