Kingston Range

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title: "Kingston Range" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-southern-california", "mountain-ranges-of-the-mojave-desert", "mountain-ranges-of-san-bernardino-county,-california"] description: "Mountain range in Mojave Desert in California" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-southern-california" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_Range" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain range in Mojave Desert in California ::

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Field	Value
name	Kingston Range
photo	Kingston Range from Emigrant Pass.jpg
photo_caption	Kingston Range, Mojave Desert
country	United States
state	California
region	Mojave Desert
district	San Bernardino County
topo_map	Horse Thief Springs
topo_maker	USGS
range_coordinates
highest	Kingston Peak
elevation_ft	7323
length_mi
width_mi
map	California
map_relief	yes
map_size	220
map_caption	Location of Kingston Range in California
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| name = Kingston Range | native_name = | other_name = | etymology = | photo = Kingston Range from Emigrant Pass.jpg | photo_caption =Kingston Range, Mojave Desert | country = United States | state = California | region = Mojave Desert | district = San Bernardino County | topo_map = Horse Thief Springs | topo_maker = USGS | border = | range_coordinates = | highest = Kingston Peak | elevation_ft = 7323 | coordinates = | length_mi = | length_orientation = | width_mi = | width_orientation = | area_mi2 = | geology = | orogeny = | period = | map = California | map_relief = yes | map_size = 220 | map_caption = Location of Kingston Range in California The Kingston Range, sometimes called the Kingston Mountains, is located in Inyo and San Bernardino counties in the Mojave Desert in eastern California. The range reaches a height of 7323 ft above sea level at Kingston Peak.

The range is located southeast of the Nopah Range, and north of the Shadow Mountains and Interstate 15. The former community of Halloran Springs is about 22 mi south of the Kingston Range. The range stretches about 18 mi in a northeast–southwest direction. Tecopa Pass, at 5100 ft, is located at the northeastern end of the mountains.

Wilderness

The Kingston Range Wilderness was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System by the U.S. Congress in 1994 and is currently composed of 252,149 acres in three distinct units separated by non-wilderness corridors. This area protects an ecological transition zone between the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts.

The Amargosa unit in the north is centered around Amargosa Canyon and protects a desert wetland habitat that supports a diverse population of migratory birds and aquatic life. The central Kingston unit encompasses the Kingston Mountains themselves, a 17-mile ridgeline that rises to 7,323 on Kingston Peak. The southern Shadow Mountain unit covers the lower elevation Shadow Mountains.

There are 505 native plant species in the wilderness area. From Creosote bush scrub vegetation in the lower elevations to juniper-pinyon woodland at higher elevations, this desert wilderness includes a wealth of botanical biodiversity including the only stand of Giant nolina in the eastern Mojave Desert as well as a relic stand of white fir trees clinging to the slopes of two drainages just below Kingston Peak. Wildlife includes the banded gila monster, bighorn sheep, wild burros, coyote, black-tailed jackrabbits, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, roadrunners, quail, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, several species of lizards, and the desert tortoise.

References

• California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg.97

References

1. {{cite gnis
2. [https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=296 Kingston Range Wilderness] - Wilderness Connect
3. [https://www.blm.gov/visit/kingston-range-wilderness Kingston Range Wilderness] - BLM

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