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Cargo Muchacho Mountains

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Topo map
  
USGS Ogilby

Country
  
United States of America

Highest point
  
Pilot Knob

Mountains
  
Pilot Knob

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Elevation
  
2,219 ft (676 m)  NAVD 88

District
  
Imperial County, California

Driving in the cargo muchacho mountains west of yuma az


The Cargo Muchacho Mountains are located in the southeast Colorado Desert in the Lower Colorado River Valley, in Imperial County, California in the United States. Much of the range's geology was described by the geologist John T. Dillon.

Contents

Map of Cargo Muchacho Mountains, California 92283, USA

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Geography

The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, southeast of the Imperial Valley and northwest of the Colorado River and Yuma, AZ–Winterhaven, CA. The range lies south and southeast of the Chocolate Mountains and east of the Algodones Dunes. Pilot Knob is a volcanic plug formed landmark peak to the south of the range.

The mountains are home to the American Girl Mine, and the Golden Bee and Cargo mines. The All American Canal passes to the south of the range.

References

Cargo Muchacho Mountains Wikipedia