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Mountain range in California's Mojave Desert
Mescal Range
Viewed from Cima Dome, the Mescal Range is the ridge on the horizon slightly left of center
Highest point
Elevation1,981 m (6,499 ft)
Coordinates35°25.908′N 115°32.780′W / 35.431800°N 115.546333°W / 35.431800; -115.546333
Geography
Mescal Range is located in CaliforniaMescal RangeMescal Rangelocation of Mescal Range in California
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Range coordinates35°26′27.938″N 115°33′7.991″W / 35.44109389°N 115.55221972°W / 35.44109389; -115.55221972
Topo mapUSGS Mescal Range

The Mescal Range is a small mountain range in the eastern Mojave Desert in California about 12 miles from the Nevada state line.

The range lies just to the south of Interstate 15 near Mountain Pass. The Clark Mountain Range lies to the north. It lies northwest of the Ivanpah Mountains across Paiute Valley. To the west is the broad Shadow Valley. The mountains are approximately six miles long. Mines in the range include the Mollusk, Blue Buzzard and Iron Horse mines along the eastern end.

References

  1. "Mescal Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Ivanpah, California—Nevada, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985


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