Marble Mountains (San Bernardino County)
For the mountain range of the same name in Siskiyou County, see Marble Mountains (Siskiyou County).
| Marble Mountains | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 685 m (2,247 ft) |
| Geography | |
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<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;>   Location of Marble Mountains in California [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | San Bernardino County |
| Range coordinates | 34°36′57″N 115°33′45″W / 34.6158°N 115.5625°WCoordinates: 34°36′57″N 115°33′45″W / 34.6158°N 115.5625°W |
| Topo map | USGS Cadiz |
The Marble Mountains are a mountain range in San Bernardino County, California.[1]
Geography
The Marble Mountains are located just north of Cadiz, California, and are south of Bristol Dry Lake and Amboy, California. The Old Woman Mountains are to the east, and Bullion Mountains to the west. The Sheep Hole Mountains and Twentynine Palms, California are to the southeast.
Geology
The Marble Mountains contain excellent exposures of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks and are a popular location for collecting trilobite fossils.
See also
- Category: Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marble Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.