Mesquite Mountains

Coordinates: 35°43′9.913″N 115°42′37.025″W / 35.71942028°N 115.71028472°W / 35.71942028; -115.71028472

Mesquite Mountains
Mountain Range
Country	United States
State	California
District	San Bernardino County
Coordinates	35°43′9.913″N 115°42′37.025″W / 35.71942028°N 115.71028472°W / 35.71942028; -115.71028472
Highest point
- elevation	1,321 m (4,334 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Mesquite Mountains
location of Mesquite Mountains in California [1]

See also: Mesquite Hills

The Mesquite Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Bernardino County, California, near the border with Nevada.^[1] They are north of Interstate 15 in California and southeast of Death Valley.

North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness Area

The North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness Area consists of the broad western end of Sandy Valley and the northern portion of Mesquite Mountains. Rolling brown foothills, a few steeper mountains, and medium sized buttes comprise the reddish-brown geologic features in the wilderness. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.^[2]

Flora and fauna

Vegetation of this area is characteristic of the mid-elevations of the eastern Mojave Desert. Dominant vegetation includes creosote brush scrub, blackbush, Joshua tree woodland, yucca, cacti, and some grasses.

Wildlife is also typical for the Mojave Desert; including coyote, black-tailed jackrabbits, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, quail, roadrunners, rattlesnakes and several species of lizards. The southern tip of the wilderness provides critical habitat for the desert tortoise.

See also

• Category: Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
• Category: Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
• Category: Flora of the California desert regions

External links

• Official North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness Area website
• BLM North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness Map

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mesquite Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:245826. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
2. ^ http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wilderness/wa/areas/north_mesquite_mountains.html . accessed 6/22/2010 . BLM public domain information sourced