Mule Mountains (California)

This article is about the mountain range in Riverside County, California. For the mountain range in Imperial County, California, see Little Mule Mountains. For the mountain range in Arizona, see Mule Mountains.

Coordinates: 33°30′32.097″N 114°49′52.865″W / 33.50891583°N 114.83135139°W / 33.50891583; -114.83135139

Mule Mountains
Mountain Range
Country	United States
State	California
District	Riverside County
Coordinates	33°30′32.097″N 114°49′52.865″W / 33.50891583°N 114.83135139°W / 33.50891583; -114.83135139
Highest point
- elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Roosevelt Mine
location of Mule Mountains in California [1]

The Mule Mountains of California are located in the southeastern part of the state in the United States. The range lies in a northeast-southwesterly direction south of the McCoy Mountains and west of the Palo Verde Valley and Colorado River. The mountain range is approximately 18 miles (29 km) long and is located just south of Interstate 10, about 5 mi (8 km) southeast of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison. The northern end of the range is in Riverside County, and the southern end is in Imperial County. Downtown Blythe, California is about 12 mi (19 km) to the northeast.

References

1. ^ "Mule Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:246352. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

• Allan, Stuart (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. pp. 113 & 114. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.