Little Chuckwalla Mountains
{{short description|Mountain range in California, United States}}
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| country = United States
| state = California
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| district = southeastern Riverside County
| topo_map = Hopkins Well, Wiley Well, Little Chuckwalla Mtns, and East of Aztec Mines 7.5 Minute Quads
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| map_caption = Location of Little Chuckwalla Mountains in California{{cite gnis|id=255621|name=Little Chuckwalla Mountains|accessdate=2009-05-04}}
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The Little Chuckwalla Mountains are a mountain range in southeastern Riverside County, California. The range lies southeast of the Chuckwalla Mountains, north of the Chocolate Mountains and south of I-10.California Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed. 2015, pp. 152-3 {{isbn|0899333834}}
Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness
The Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness was established in 1994 by the U.S. Congress and consists of 28,052 acres managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This desert wilderness area protects the dry and rugged mountain range that rises to 2,100 feet (640 m).[https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=320 Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness] - Wilderness Connect. It is mostly in Riverside County with a small portion in Imperial County.
The area is habitat for desert bighorn sheep and the desert tortoise. Local vegetation includes California snakeweed, Alverson's foxtail cactus and the barrel cactus.[https://www.blm.gov/visit/little-chuckwalla-mountains-wilderness Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness] - BLM.
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External links
- [https://www.blm.gov/visit/little-chuckwalla-mountains-wilderness Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness] at the Bureau of Land Management
Category:Mountain ranges of Southern California
Category:Mountain ranges of Riverside County, California
Category:Wilderness areas of California
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