Hexie Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range in California, United States}}

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The Hexie Mountains are a desert mountain range located in Joshua Tree National Park, in southern California.

Geography

The range is located in the higher northern Mojave Desert area of the park.{{Cite web|last=Gerber|first=Words by Joan Page McKenna {{!}} Photographs by Lance|title=Rocks of Ages|url=https://www.desertsun.com/story/desert-magazine/2016/01/06/rocks-ages/78324646/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Desert Sun|language=en-US}} They are north of the Cottonwood Mountains, and south of the Pinto Mountains. The Eagle Mountains lie to the east of the Hexie Mountains.{{Cite web|date=2017-11-21|title=Spend Winter in Joshua Tree National Park|url=https://www.backpacker.com/trips/trips-by-national-park/joshua-tree-national-park/hike-joshua-tree-in-winter/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Backpacker}}

Natural history

Numerous washes drain the Hexie Mountains, including Porcupine Wash and Fried Liver Wash. These host a mixture of low and high desert animals and plants. A herd of desert bighorn sheep also live there.

History

There were attempts to mine and mill gold at many sites, including Ruby Lee Mill, and none were successful. Native petroglyphs can also be found in the Hexie Mountains.

'Hexie Mountains' is the title of the eleventh song on the sophomore album Bronco by country artist Orville Peck.

References

Category:Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert

Category:Mountain ranges of Riverside County, California

Category:Mountain ranges of Southern California

Category:Joshua Tree National Park