| Cargo Muchacho Mountains | |
| Mountain Range | |
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Cargo Muchacho Mountains and the Algodones Dunes from space. The mountain range is in the upper portion of the image, beneath the clouds
(dunefield: ~13 x 65 mi) |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | California |
| District | Imperial County |
| Landmark | Pilot Knob |
| River | Colorado River |
| Coordinates | |
| Highest point | Pilot Knob |
| - elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Timezone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Topo map | USGS Ogilby |
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location of Cargo Muchacho Mountains in California [1]
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The Cargo Muchacho Mountains are located in the southeast Colorado Desert in the Lower Colorado River Valley, in Imperial County, California in the United States.
The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, southeast of the Imperial Valley and northwest of the Colorado River and Yuma, AZ–Winterhaven, CA. The range lies south and southeast of the Chocolate Mountains and east of the Algodones Dunes. Pilot Knob is a volcanic plug formed landmark peak in the range's south.
The mountains are home to the American Girl Mine, and the Golden Bee and Cargo mines. The All American Canal passes through the south of the range.
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