Resting Spring Range

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Resting Spring Range
The Resting Spring Range as viewed from Pahrump, Nevada
Highest point
Peak13667
Elevation1,194 m (3,917 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates36°04′38″N 116°13′57″W / 36.07722°N 116.23250°W / 36.07722; -116.23250[1]
Geography
Resting Spring Range is located in California
Resting Spring Range
Resting Spring Range
location of Resting Spring Range in California[2]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictInyo County
Range coordinates36°05′00″N 116°14′03″W / 36.08333°N 116.23417°W / 36.08333; -116.23417
Topo mapUSGS Twelvemile Spring

The Resting Spring Range is found in the eastern Mojave Desert of California near the Nevada state line in the United States. The range lies in a generally north–south direction to the west of the Nopah Range and southeast of the Amargosa Range and Greenwater Range.

The mountains in Inyo County, California, lie between the Amargosa River and California State Route 127 to the west and Stewart and Chicago valleys and California State Route 178 to the east.[3]

The Resting Spring Range viewed from Chicago Valley in the Mojave Desert.

Wilderness[edit]

Established in 1994 by the U.S. Congress, the Resting Spring Range Wilderness protects the range between Death Valley National Park and the Nevada state line as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The 76,312 acre desert wilderness area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and ranges in elevation from 2,040 feet (621 m) to 5,264 feet (1604 m) on Stewart's Peak. The Nopah Range Wilderness lies to the south and the Death Valley Wilderness to the west.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Twelve Mile Springs, CA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  2. ^ "Resting Spring Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. ^ California Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed. 2015, p 109-110 ISBN 0899333834
  4. ^ Resting Spring Range Wilderness - Wilderness Connect

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