El Paso Mountains Wilderness

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El Paso Mountains Wilderness is a protected desert wilderness area in California known for its rugged badlands, colorful rock formations, and opportunities for hiking and backcountry exploration.

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El Paso Mountains Wilderness canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo non-motorized recreation ⓘ
area approximately 23,780 acres ⓘ
climate arid ⓘ
conservationPurpose preservation of natural desert ecosystems ⓘ
protection of scenic values ⓘ
contains El Paso Mountains ⓘ
desert washes ⓘ
rock outcrops ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
ecosystemType Mojave Desert scrub ⓘ
establishedBy California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ⓘ
establishedIn 1994 ⓘ
fauna coyotes ⓘ
desert bighorn sheep ⓘ
desert reptiles ⓘ
raptors ⓘ
governingLaw Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
hasFeature eroded gullies ⓘ
multicolored volcanic rocks ⓘ
steep escarpments ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor colorful rock formations ⓘ
desert scenery ⓘ
geologic features ⓘ
legalStatus federally designated wilderness ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Kern County, California ⓘ
linked to: Kern County

Mojave Desert ⓘ
managingAgency Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
nearestCity Ridgecrest, California ⓘ
offersActivity backcountry exploration ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
primitive camping ⓘ
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
prohibits mechanized vehicles ⓘ
motorized vehicles ⓘ
region southern Sierra Nevada–Mojave Desert transition zone ⓘ
terrain rocky ridges ⓘ
rugged badlands ⓘ
steep canyons ⓘ
vegetation Joshua trees ⓘ
creosote bush ⓘ
desert shrubs ⓘ

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El Paso Mountains region → contains → El Paso Mountains Wilderness ⓘ