Dead Mountains
Mountain range in California, United States
title: "Dead Mountains" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["piute-valley", "mountain-ranges-of-the-mojave-desert", "mountain-ranges-of-the-lower-colorado-river-valley", "protected-areas-of-the-mojave-desert", "mountain-ranges-of-san-bernardino-county,-california", "bureau-of-land-management-areas-in-california", "mountain-ranges-of-clark-county,-nevada", "mountain-ranges-of-nevada"] description: "Mountain range in California, United States" topic_path: "general/piute-valley" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Mountains" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain range in California, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dead Mountains |
| photo | Dead Mountains 3.jpg |
| photo_size | 280px |
| photo_caption | Seen from Needles Highway-(I-40) |
| country | United States |
| state | California |
| region | (southeast)-Mojave Desert |
| (Lower Colorado River Valley) | |
| district_type | County |
| district | San Bernardino County |
| topo_map | Mount Manchester |
| topo_maker | USGS |
| border | |
| settlement_type | Communities |
| settlement | |
| range_coordinates | |
| highest | Mount Manchester |
| elevation_ft | 3602 |
| elevation_ref | |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| length_mi | 11 |
| width_mi | 5 |
| map | USA California |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_size | 220 |
| map_caption | Location of the Dead Mountains in California |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the mountain range in California ::
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The Dead Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California. The range borders the tri-state intersection of Nevada, Arizona and California, and the Mohave Valley, with the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation bordering the range foothills on the east and northeast, in the three states.
Geography
The Dead Mountains are 12 mi northwest of Needles, California. They border the Colorado River on the east, and the Piute Wash of the Piute Valley on the west. Piute wash drains south, then turns east for 8 mi at the south of the range to meet the Colorado River.
Mount Manchester is the highest point at 3598 ft.
Dead Mountains Wilderness
The rust colored mountains, which cover 46,758 acres, were designated the Dead Mountains Wilderness in 1994 by the United States Congress as part of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994. They are maintained by the Bureau of Land Management. The vegetation is mostly creosote bush and desert wash scrub. The California Desert Conservation Area is located within the wilderness and smoke trees are found there.
The wildlife found on the mountains includes coyote, a small herd of bighorn sheep, rattlesnakes, falcons, hawks, eagles. A portion of the wilderness is critical habitat for the endangered desert tortoise.
References
References
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- {{cite gnis. 1660533. Dead Mountains
- "USA.gov. California Desert District".
- (31 October 1994). "S.21 - 103rd Congress (1993-1994): California Desert Protection Act of 1994". The Library of Congress.
- "Dead Mountains Wilderness".
- [http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd/cdca_q_a.html Bureau of Land Management] {{webarchive. link. (2014-11-29)
- "Dead Mountains wilderness fauna".
- (March 7, 2003). "Synopsis of conservation information on the desert tortoise". Western Ecological Research Center.
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