Coxcomb Mountains
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Location of Coxcomb Mountains in California [1]
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Country | United States |
State | California |
District | Riverside County |
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Topo map | USGS Coxcomb Mountains |
The Coxcomb Mountains are a mountain range located in eastern Riverside County, Southern California.
Geography
The Coxcomb Mountains are within the easternmost area of Joshua Tree National Park. They are east of the Eagle Mountains and Twentynine Palms, north of Interstate 10, and southeast of the Sheep Hole Mountains.
The range's highest point is Aqua Peak, at an elevation of 4,416 feet (1,346 m), located within the park. It is at GPS latitude—longitude coordinates of N 33.93668, W -115.341927.[2]
Joshua Tree National Park
The Coxcomb Mountains are the most rugged and sharply perpendicular mountains within Joshua Tree National Park. Being in the park's wildest and least-visited northeastern corner, their relative isolation protects their wilderness habitat. There are trails to hike and explore the area.[3]
The range is in the ecotone where habitats merge from the higher elevation Mojave Desert ecoregion and the lower elevation Colorado Desert of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion.
See also
- Flora of the California desert regions
- List of Sonoran Desert wildflowers
- Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert
- Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
References
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- California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg. 113
External links
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- ↑ http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=6476256 . accessed 6/20/2010
- ↑ http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=HGS256-031 . accessed 6/20/2010
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- Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
- Mountain ranges of the Colorado Desert
- Mountain ranges of Riverside County, California
- Mountain ranges of Southern California
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Protected areas of Riverside County, California
- Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
- Riverside County, California geography stubs