El Mirage (corruption of ''El Miraje'',
Spanish
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for "The Mirage") is an
unincorporated community
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in the western
Victor Valley
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It is located east of the Mojave's Antelope Valley, north of the Cajon Pass and the San Bernardino Valley, ...
of the
Mojave Desert
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, within
San Bernardino County
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,
California
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.
El Mirage is next to the
El Mirage Lake
El Mirage Lake is a dry lake bed in the northwestern Victor Valley of the central Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California.
The lake is located about west-northwest of the town of Adelanto and north of Highway 18 in San Bernar ...
, a dry lake bed, and northwest of
Adelanto
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.
Climate
El Mirage has a
hot desert climate
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(
BS) typical of Southern California's interior with hot, dry summers and cool winters.
Education
El Mirage School, a K-8 Campus, is operated by neighboring
Adelanto Elementary School District
Adelanto Elementary School District (AESD) is an elementary and middle school-only school district in San Bernardino County, California. It is headquartered in Adelanto.
It serves Adelanto and portions of Victorville.
Students at the high schoo ...
. Students in the upper grades attend High School in
Victor Valley Union High School District
Victor Valley Union High School District (VVUHSD) is a school district in the Victor Valley of San Bernardino County, southern California.
It serves grades 7-12 in the Victor Valley region of the Mojave Desert, including the towns of Victorville ...
, including Adelanto High School.
Filmings
The music video for the song "Dilly" by
Band of Horses
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was filmed in 2010 at Murphy's Bar and Grill, now permanently closed.
Billy Currington filmed his music video "I got a feelin'"in 2004 starring Gena Lee Nolin.
See also
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Mirage Airfield
*
Grey Butte Auxiliary Airfield
References
Unincorporated communities in San Bernardino County, California
Populated places in the Mojave Desert
Victor Valley
Unincorporated communities in California
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