Sheep Hole Mountains

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Sheep Hole Mountains
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Sheephole Mountains
Highest point
Elevation 1,057 m (3,468 ft)
Geography
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Sheep Hole Mountains
location of Sheep Hole Mountains in California [1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
District San Bernardino County
Range coordinates 34°11′38.009″N115°39′18.968″W / 34.19389139°N 115.65526889°W / 34.19389139; -115.65526889
Topo map USGS  Dale Lake

The Sheep Hole Mountains are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert, to the north of Joshua Tree National Park, in San Bernardino County, California. [1] The mountains were once Chemehuevi hunting grounds.

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The mountain range lies between the Bullion Mountains to the west, and the Coxcomb Mountains to the east. The mountains reach an elevation of 4,613 feet (1,406 meters) above sea level just east of Amboy Road, which the range crosses.

Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area

The Bureau of Land Management designated and manages the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area which is within the mountain range and Mojave Trails National Monument. [2] [3] The 194,861-acre (approximate) Sheephole Valley Wilderness is a perfect representation of the basin and range topography typical in the Mojave Desert. The area consists of the northwest to southeast trending granitic boulder strewn Sheep Hole and Calumet Mountains, and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sheep Hole Mountains". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. "BLM: Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area". blm.gov. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. U.S. Dept. of Interior.gov: Map of Mojave Trails National Monument, with Wilderness Areas.
  4. "Sheephole Valley Wilderness". Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010. . accessed 6/20/2010