Bristol Mountains

The Bristol Mountains are found in the Mojave Desert of California, USA, just west of Mojave National Preserve. The range, which reaches an elevation of 3,874 feet (1,181 m), is located in San Bernardino County, and crosses Interstate 40 between Ludlow and the Granite Mountains. At the southern end of the range lies the town of Amboy, the Amboy Crater, and Bristol Dry Lake.

For the Ski Resort, see Bristol Mountain Ski Resort.
Bristol Mountains
Southeast end of Bristol Mountains as seen from Amboy Crater. The town of Amboy can be seen on the right side of the image
Highest point
Elevation1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Geography
Location of the Bristol Mountains in California [1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionMojave Desert
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Range coordinates34°50′56.954″N 116°3′18.033″W
Topo mapUSGS East of Broadwell Lake

Bristol Mountains Wilderness Area

Most of the Bristol Mountains is in a Federally designated Wilderness and lies within either the Bristol Mountains Wilderness Area or the Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area.[2][3]

The remainder of the range is designated for Wilderness status in the proposed California Desert Protection Act of 2010.[4][5]

Project Carryall, proposed in 1963 by the Atomic Energy Commission, the California Division of Highways (now Caltrans), and the Santa Fe Railway, would have used 22 nuclear explosions to excavate a massive roadcut through the Bristol Mountains in the Mojave Desert, to accommodate construction of Interstate 40 and a new rail line. This project would have been part of Operation Plowshare if not for public opposition.

See also
  • Cady Mountains
  • Category: Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
  • Category: Protected areas of the Mojave Desert

References

Notes
  1. "Bristol Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. http://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/bristol_mountains.html Archived 2010-09-13 at the Wayback Machine . accessed 6/20/2010
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2010-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) . accessed 6/20/2010
  4. http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=14d49cae-7398-4d7e-8693-40ed19b44299
  5. http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Files.View&FileStore_id=4150f59f-238b-41d6-9289-f92fd1da6a85
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