Sheep Hole Mountains Explained

Sheep Hole Mountains
Country:	United States
State:	California
District:	San Bernardino County
Topo Map:	Dale Lake
Topo Maker:	USGS
Range Coordinates:	34.1939°N -115.6553°W
Elevation M:	1057
Map:	California

The Sheep Hole Mountains are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert, to the north of Joshua Tree National Park, in San Bernardino County, California. The mountains were once Chemehuevi hunting grounds.

The mountain range lies between the Bullion Mountains to the west, and the Coxcomb Mountains to the east. The mountains reach an elevation of 4613abbr=offNaNabbr=off above sea level just east of Amboy Road, which the range crosses.

Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area

The Bureau of Land Management designated and manages the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area which is within the mountain range and Mojave Trails National Monument.^[1] ^[2] 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 and Calumet Mountains, and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.^[3]

References

California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, p. 106 & 112

External links

Notes and References

Web site: BLM: Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area. blm.gov. 6 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130225054646/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wilderness/wa/areas/sheephole_valley.html. 25 February 2013.
https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/mojavetrails_20160129%20%281%29.pdf U.S. Dept. of Interior.gov: Map of Mojave Trails National Monument
Web site: Sheephole Valley Wilderness . 2010-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224812/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/sheephole_valley.html . 2010-07-26 . . accessed 6/20/2010