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Encyclopedia > Chuckwalla Mountains

The Chuckwalla Mountains is a mountain range in the Colorado Desert of southern California. The range spans approximately 40 miles, running in a generally northwest-to-southeast direction. It is bordered to the north by Interstate 10 and the town of Desert Center, and to the south by the Bradshaw Trail and the Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. The highest point is Black Butte, elev. 4504 feet. The Chuckwalla Range is divided from the Little Chuckwalla Range by Graham Pass. Species Sauromalus ater Sauromalus australis Sauromalus hispidus Sauromalus slevini Sauromalus varius Chuckwallas (less commonly Chuckawallas) are large, bulky lizards found primarily in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico; some are found on coastal islands. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Colorado Desert (yellow) showing Joshua Tree National Park The Colorado Desert is a large arid depression in southeastern California and northeastern Baja California in Mexico. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 CA 18-19 I-15 CA 57 I-17 AZ 143 I-17 AZ 150 I-8 AZ 199 I-19 AZ 260 I-25 NM 145 I-20 TX 187 I-35 TX 570-572 I-45 TX 768 I-49 LA 103... Desert Center is a small town (population 968) located in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, between the cities of Blythe and Indio on Interstate 10. ... The Chocolate Mountains of California are located in Imperial County and Riverside County in the Colorado Desert in southern California. ...


Most of the mountains were designated wilderness in 1994, with motorized travel allowed on established roads only (“cherry-stemmed.”). On the southern flank of the range lies the Chuckwalla Bench, an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) as it is frequented by the endangered desert tortoise. Also common in the area is the rosy boa, kangaroo rat and, of course, the large lizard after which the mountains are named. Bob Marshall Wilderness, Montana, United States Wilderness is land that has not been significantly modified by direct or indirect human activity. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Binomial name Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1863) The Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a tortoise native to the Mojave desert and Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. ... Binomial name Charina trivirgata Cope, 1861 The Rosy Boa (formerly Lichanura trivirgata) is one of only two members of the Boidae family native to the United States. ... Species 21, see text Kangaroo rats, genus Dipodomys, are small rodents native to North and Central America. ...


The mountains have had many visitors over the millenia, as they are situated near heavily-traveled east-west routes and feature several sources of water, the most prominent being Corn Springs. Several successful mines have been dug, including the Red Cloud, Aztec and Granite. The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ...


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Chuckwalla, common name for a harmless, herbivorous lizard of the iguana family.
When frightened, the chuckwalla retreats to a crevice and inflates...
Elevations in the Sonoran Desert are generally low when compared with the surrounding regions, averaging only about 300 m (about 1,000 ft).
Biological Survey of Ironwood Forest National Monument (4549 words)
It is quite obvious by the time one reaches the Sawtooth Mountains in the far northwest part of the National Monument; there the slopes are thinly vegetated with trees and saguaros and trees on the valley floors are mostly restricted to washes.
In the West Silverbell Mountains they are absent from most slopes but common on the lower bajadas, and the Sawtooth Mountains area is almost devoid of ironwoods in any habitat.
This ironwood in the Roskruge Mountains (Ironwood Forest National Monument) appears to have died to the ground and crown-sprouted at least twice.
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