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Sheep Hole Mountains

Coordinates:34°11′38.009″N115°39′18.968″W / 34.19389139°N 115.65526889°W /34.19389139; -115.65526889
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Mountain range in California, United States

Sheep Hole Mountains
Sheephole Mountains
Highest point
Elevation1,057 m (3,468 ft)
Geography
Sheep Hole Mountains is located in California
Sheep Hole Mountains
Sheep Hole Mountains
location of Sheep Hole Mountains inCalifornia[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Range coordinates34°11′38.009″N115°39′18.968″W / 34.19389139°N 115.65526889°W /34.19389139; -115.65526889
Topo mapUSGS Dale Lake

TheSheep Hole Mountains are amountain range in theMojave Desert, to the north ofJoshua Tree National Park, inSan Bernardino County, California.[1] The mountains were onceChemehuevi hunting grounds.

The mountain range lies between theBullion Mountains to the west, and theCoxcomb 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

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TheBureau of Land Management designated and manages the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area which is within the mountain range andMojave 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 andCalumet Mountains, and is adjacent to the northern boundary ofJoshua Tree National Park.[4]

References

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  1. ^ab"Sheep Hole Mountains".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. RetrievedMay 4, 2009.
  2. ^"BLM: Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area".blm.gov. Archived fromthe original on February 25, 2013. RetrievedApril 6, 2018.
  3. ^U.S. Dept. of Interior.gov: Map of Mojave Trails National Monument, with Wilderness Areas.
  4. ^"Sheephole Valley Wilderness". Archived fromthe original on July 26, 2010. RetrievedJune 20, 2010. . accessed 6/20/2010
  • California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, p. 106 & 112

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