Calico Mountains (California)
| Calico Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Calico Mountains behind Calico Ghost Town. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Calico Peak |
| Elevation | 1,368.86 m (4,491.0 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Calico Mountains Location of Calico Mountains in California [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Mojave Desert |
| District | San Bernardino County & Inyo County |
| Topo map | USGS Salsberry Peak, Yermo |
The Calico Mountains of California are located in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County and Inyo County, California.
Geography
The Calico Mountains are geologically colorful range that lie in a northwest-southeast direction, and are located just north of Barstow and Yermo, and of Interstate 15.
Historic Pickhandle Pass and Jackhammer Gap lie at the northern end of the mountains on Fort Irwin Road, with the Fort Irwin Military Reservation nearby. The Calico Mountains have been active in California mining history.
Peaks
Calico Peak, the highest point, is 4,491-foot (1,369 m) in elevation, in the San Bernardino County portion of the range (N 34.995259 and W -116.838369).[2]
Features
The Rainbow Basin geologic feature, in the Bureau of Land Management managed Rainbow Basin Natural Area, is just north of Barstow.
Calico Ghost Town is located in the Yermo Hills (Calico Hills) at the western edge of the Calico Mountains, north of Yermo.
The Calico Early Man Site is a Paleo-Indians lithic workshop for Stone tools and a simple quarry archaeological site in the mountains also.
See also
- Calico Mountains namesakes
- Calico and Odessa Railroad
- Calico Early Man Site
- Calico Ghost Town
- Calico Peaks
- Calico Print—publication
- Local history
- Borate and Daggett Railroad ( site )
- Waterloo Mining Railroad ( site )
- Francis Marion Smith ( mining )
- Related
References
- ^ "Calico Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=763145 . accessed 6/20/2010
- Allan, Stuart (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. p. 105. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calico Mountains
External links
- Official Rainbow Basin Natural Area website
- Official Calico Ghost Town website
Media related to Calico Ghost Town at Wikimedia Commons
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