Calumet Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range in the American state of California}}

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The Calumet Mountains are a mountain range in San Bernardino County, California. They are north of Joshua Tree National Park and adjacent to the Sheep Hole Mountains in the Mojave Desert. The highest point is {{convert|829|m|ft|abbr=off|sp=us}}.

Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area

The Bureau of Land Management designated and manages the Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area, which includes the Calumet Mountains, within Mojave Trails National Monument. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224812/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/sheephole_valley.html Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area] [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] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316090142/https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/mojavetrails_20160129%20%281%29.pdf |date=2016-03-16 }}, with Wilderness Areas. 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 Calumet Mountains and Sheep Hole Mountains, and is adjacent to the northern boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/sheephole_valley.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224812/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/sheephole_valley.html# |date=2010-07-26 }} . accessed 6/20/2010

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224812/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/sheephole_valley.html Official Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area website]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110614221921/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/wilderness/wa/photos/sheephole.html Sheephole Valley Wilderness photographs]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110614221925/http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wilderness_pdfs/maps/1page/needles/sheephole_valley.pdf Sheephole Valley Wilderness Area Map]
[http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r1/joshua.htm Bird Checklist for Joshua Tree National Park]

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Category:Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert

Category:Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California

Category:Mojave Trails National Monument

Category:Protected areas of the Mojave Desert

Category:Protected areas of San Bernardino County, California

Category:Bureau of Land Management areas in California

Category:Mountain ranges of Southern California