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Ufos in the piute mountains 9 28 2013
The Piute Mountains are a mountain range located in the Eastern Mojave Desert and within Mojave Trails National Monument, in San Bernardino County, California.
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- Ufos in the piute mountains 9 28 2013
- Map of Piute Mountains California USA
- Piute mountains
- Geography
- Piute Mountains Wilderness Area
- References
Map of Piute Mountains, California, USA
Piute mountains
Geography
The range crosses Interstate 40 at Mountain Springs Summit, 2,770 feet above sea level. The mountains are located northeast of the Old Woman Mountains, southwest of the Piute Range, and east of the Fenner Valley, which includes the small communities of Essex, Goffs, and Fenner. The Mojave National Preserve is to the northwest, and the Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness and Sacramento Mountains are to the east.
The Piute Mountains exhibit strong color contrast and texture that vary from very angular, jagged volcanics to rounded, smooth granite hills; and the ridges are cut by numerous canyons and washes.
Piute Mountains Wilderness Area
The Piute Mountains Wilderness Area is in the Piute Mountains and the surrounding bajadas and extensive alluvial fans, below US Route 66. The 48,080 acres (19,460 ha) wilderness is within Mojave Trails National Monument and managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Dominant vegetation is creosote bush scrub, which gradually changes into a mixed desert scrub at higher elevations. The large bajadas provide excellent habitat for the threatened desert tortoise. The entire wilderness area has been identified as critical habitat for the desert tortoise.