The Mesquite Mountains are a mountain range in eastern

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, near the border with

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. They are north of

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and southeast of

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Wilderness

Established in 1994 by the U.S. Congress, the Mesquite Wilderness and the North Mesquite Mountains Wildernss are managed by the U.S.

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and divided by Kingston Road. The 28,955 acre North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness is in the northwestern section of the range and includes the broad western end of Sandy Valley. Rolling brown foothills, a few steeper mountains, and medium-sized buttes comprise the reddish-brown geologic features in the wilderness. The Kingston Range Wilderness is to the west. The 44,804 acre Mesquite Wilderness includes the southeastern part of the range and is bordered by the

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to the east.Mesquite Wilderness
- Wilderness Connect

Flora and fauna

Vegetation of this area is characteristic of the mid-elevations of the eastern Mojave Desert. Dominant vegetation includes creosote brush scrub, blackbush scrub,

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, yucca, cacti, and some grasses. Wildlife is also typical for the Mojave Desert; including coyote, black-tailed jackrabbits, ground squirrels, kangaroo rats, quail, roadrunners, rattlesnakes and several species of lizards. The southern tip of the wilderness provides critical habitat for the desert tortoise.

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North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness
- BLM
Mesquite Wilderness
- BLM Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Protected areas of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California Bureau of Land Management areas in California Wilderness areas of California {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub

Wilderness

Flora and fauna

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