Mesquite Hills

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Mesquite Hills
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Mesquite Hills
location of the Mesquite Hills in California [1]
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Mesquite Hills
Mesquite Hills (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 1,201 ft (366 m)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Region Mojave Desert
District(s) Mojave National Preserve,
San Bernardino County
Range coordinates 35°0′30.945″N116°9′30.051″W / 35.00859583°N 116.15834750°W / 35.00859583; -116.15834750
Topo map USGS  Crucero Hill

The Mesquite Hills are a low mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, southern California. [1]

Contents

The hills are protected within the Mojave National Preserve.

History

The Mesquite Hills were on the old route of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, with the line's settlement of Crucero in them.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mesquite Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.