The Bullion Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert of California southeast of the city of Barstow. The mountain range stretches for approximately 50 miles in a northwest-southeasterly direction north of Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms.

Bullion Mountains
Bullion Mountains is located in California
Bullion Mountains
Bullion Mountains
Location of the Bullion Mountains in California[1]
Highest point
Elevation815 m (2,674 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionMojave Desert
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Range coordinates34°22′45.988″N 115°56′26.003″W / 34.37944111°N 115.94055639°W / 34.37944111; -115.94055639
Topo mapUSGS Lead Mountain

Since most of the range lies in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, where live ammunition practices occur, almost the entire mountain range is off-limits to the public. The highest point of the range in the northwestern region is 4,669 feet (1,423) meters.

References edit

  1. ^ "Bullion Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  • California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg. 106