Piute Mountains
- For the Wash, Valley & Range in the same region, see Piute Wash, Piute Valley & Piute Range
| Piute Mountains | |
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<div style="padding:2px 2px 5px 2px;>   location of Piute Mountains in California [1] | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 964 m (3,163 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | San Bernardino County |
| Range coordinates | 34°46′55″N 115°03′58″W / 34.7819°N 115.0661°WCoordinates: 34°46′55″N 115°03′58″W / 34.7819°N 115.0661°W |
| Topo map | USGS Fenner Spring |
The Piute Mountains are found in southeastern California, in the Mojave Desert. The range crosses Interstate 40 at Mountain Springs Summit, 2,770 feet above sea level.
The mountains are located northeast of the Old Woman Mountains, southwest of the Piute Range, and east of Fenner Valley, which includes the small communities of Essex, Goffs, and Fenner.
Directly to the east of the range lies the Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness and the Mojave National Preserve, as well as Flattop Mountain and the Sacramento Mountains.
See also
References
- ↑ "Piute Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg. 107