Clark Mountain (California)

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Clark Mountain
Elevation 7,929 ft (2,417 m)
Location San Bernardino County, California, USA
Range Clark Mountain Range
Prominence 4,232 ft (1,290 m)
Coordinates 35°31′32″N 115°35′20″W / 35.52556, -115.58889
Topo map USGS Clark Mountain

Clark Mountain is a mountain located in the Clark Mountain Range in the Mojave Desert close to the California-Nevada border. The mountain rises abruptly north of Mountain Pass and Interstate 15 to an elevation of 7,929 ft (2,417 m), which is the highest point of the Mojave Desert ranges.[1] The higher elevations of the mountain is a stark contrast to the barren low elevations of the Mojave Desert.[2] Creosote scrub and Joshua tree forests grow on the foothills of the mountain while pinyon pine, juniper, and white fir grow on the sky island at the highest elevations.[3] The high elevation of the mountain means that snow falls on the high peaks during the winter, although the mountain receives little precipitation annually.[3] Path 46 and Path 64 (part of Path 46) 500 kV power lines run to the north and south of the mountain, respectively.[2]

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Mojave National Preserve

[edit] References

General
  • California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg.97
  • Zdon, Andy. Desert Summits. Spotted Dog Press: Bishop, CA, 2000.
  • Clark Mountain, California. Peakbagger.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
Specific
  1. ^ Clark Mountain, USGS CLARK MOUNTAIN (CA) Topo Map. USGS Quad maps. Topozone.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth images.
  3. ^ a b Subsection 322Aj - Kingston Range - Valley Wells. USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.

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