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词条 Calico Mountains (California)
释义

  1. Geography

     Peaks  Features 

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

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| country = United States
| state = California
| region = Mojave Desert
| district = San Bernardino County
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The Calico Mountains of California are a mountain range located in the Mojave Desert. The range spans San Bernardino and Inyo counties in 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 {{convert|4,491|ft|m|sing=on}} 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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721182103/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/basin.html 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
  • Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
  • Protected areas of the Mojave Desert

References

1. ^{{cite gnis|id=1660415|name=Calico Mountains|accessdate=2009-05-04}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/california/san-bernardino-ca/summits/calico-peak-3/|title=Calico Peak in San Bernardino County CA (Yermo Area)|work=MountainZone|access-date=2018-04-30|language=en-US}}
  • {{cite book|first=Stuart|last=Allan|title=California Road and Recreation Atlas|year=2005|publisher=Benchmark Maps|isbn=0-929591-80-1|page=105}}
  • {{GNIS|1660415|Calico Mountains}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721182103/http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/barstow/basin.html Official Rainbow Basin Natural Area website]
  • Official Calico Ghost Town website
  • {{commonscat-inline|Calico Ghost Town}}

5 : Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert|Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California|Mountain ranges of Inyo County, California|Mining in California|Tourist attractions in San Bernardino County, California

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