The Cronese Mountains are found in the

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in the

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The small range is found north of

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, southwest of the town of

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. The mountains are located at the northwestern edge of the Devils Playground and

Mojave National Preserve Mojave National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, USA, between Interstate 15 in California, Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The preserve was established October 31 ...

. Located at , they are southwest of the

Soda Mountains The Soda Mountains are located in the eastern Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, USA. The range lies to the north of Interstate 15 west of the town of Baker. Geography The range reaches an elevation of at the western end of the r ...

. The eastern part of the range lies between East and West Cronese Dry Lakes, and the Arrowhead Trail (Arrowhead Highway) runs along the range near the freeway. Its name may derive from that of Titus F. Cronise, author of ''The Natural Wealth of California'' and a pioneer.

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* Mountain ranges of Southern California Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California Mojave National Preserve {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub

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