Arica Mountains

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title: "Arica Mountains" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-the-colorado-desert", "protected-areas-of-the-colorado-desert", "mountain-ranges-of-the-lower-colorado-river-valley", "wilderness-areas-within-the-lower-colorado-river-valley", "mountain-ranges-of-riverside-county,-california", "protected-areas-of-riverside-county,-california", "bureau-of-land-management-areas-in-california", "blythe,-california"] description: "Landform in Riverside County, California" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-the-colorado-desert" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arica_Mountains" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Landform in Riverside County, California ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]

Field	Value
name	Arica Mountains
country	United States
state	California
district	Riverside County
topo_map	Arica Mountains
topo_maker	USGS
range_coordinates
elevation_m	659
length_mi	2.5
width_mi	1
map	California
map_relief	yes
map_size	220
map_caption	Location of Arica Mountains in California
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| name = Arica Mountains | native_name = | other_name = | etymology = | photo = | photo_caption = | country = United States | state = California | region = | district = Riverside County | topo_map = Arica Mountains | topo_maker = USGS | border = | range_coordinates = | highest = | elevation_m = 659 | coordinates = | length_mi = 2.5| length_orientation = NNW | width_mi = 1| width_orientation = E-W | area_mi2 = | geology = | orogeny = | period = | map = California | map_relief = yes | map_size = 220 | map_caption = Location of Arica Mountains in California The Arica Mountains are a small mountain range in northern Riverside County, California. The range lies along the south edge of Rice Valley 6.2 mi southwest of the old Rice townsite on California State Route 62. They lie 6 mi north of the Little Maria Mountains and 9 mi southwest of the Turtle Mountains. The Granite Mountains lie about 8 miles to the west. They are in the Colorado Desert, in the Lower Colorado River Valley region. They are north the Palen Mountains and Big Maria Mountains; and northwest of Blythe, California.

Palen/McCoy Wilderness Area

The southwest portion of the Arica Mountains lies within the Palen/McCoy Wilderness Area. managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Within the Palen-McCoy Wilderness are the Arica, Granite, Palen, Little Maria, and McCoy Mountains, which are five distinct mountain ranges separated by broad sloping alluvial fans-bajadas. Because this large area incorporates so many major geological features, the diversity of vegetation and landforms is exceptional. The desert wash woodland found here provides food and cover for burro deer, coyote, bobcat, gray fox, and mountain lion. Desert pavement, bajadas, interior valleys, canyons, dense ironwood forests, canyons and rugged peaks form a constantly changing landscape pattern.

References

References

1. {{cite gnis
2. ''Parker, Arizona–California,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1985
3. ''Blyth, California–Arizona,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
4. ''Eagle Mountains, California,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
5. [http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/palen-mccoy.html Palen McCoy Wilderness] {{webarchive. link. (September 13, 2010)
6. "Palen/McCoy Wilderness".

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