Owlshead Mountains

Owlshead Mountains
Owlshead Mountains
Mountain Range
Death Valley landmarks
Country United States
State California
District San Bernardino County
Coordinates 35°43′44.863″N 116°44′14.133″W / 35.72912861°N 116.73725917°W / 35.72912861; -116.73725917
Highest point
 - elevation 712 m (2,336 ft)
Timezone Pacific (UTC-8)
 - summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map USGS Owl Lake
location of Owlshead Mountains in California [1]

The Owlshead Mountains are located at the southern end of Death Valley National Park near the border of the Fort Irwin Military Reservation in San Bernardino County, California, USA.

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Geography

The range lies in the Mojave Desert, north of the Granite Mountains and the Avawatz Mountains, south of the Black Mountains forming the bottom of Death Valley. The Greenwater Range is to the northeast, the Slate Range is west, and the Kingston Range east.

The mean annual precipitation in the range is five inches or less. The Owlshead Mountains are arranged in a semi-circular pattern, with the Amargosa River lying to the north.

References

  1. ^ "Owlshead Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:247052. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

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See also

  • Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert


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Fauna, flora and minerals
History

Amargosa Opera House and Hotel · Badwater · Death Valley Railroad · Greenwater · Harmony Borax Works · Lake Manly (Badwater Basin)  · Skidoo · Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad · Twenty-mule team
Places
Transportation

California: SR 127 · SR 178 · SR 190 · Trona Railway · Nevada: US 95 · SR 267 · SR 373 · SR 374



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