The Shadow Mountains are located in the

Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in ...

of eastern

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in the

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. The mountains lie in a generally north–south direction south of the

Kingston Range The Kingston Range, sometimes called the Kingston Mountains, is located in Inyo and San Bernardino counties in the Mojave Desert in eastern California. The range reaches a height of above sea level at Kingston Peak. The range is located southeas ...

and east of the

Avawatz Mountains The Avawatz Mountains are located in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert. Name There are several theories for the origin of the name Avawatz. It could be derived from the Mohave Indian term "Avi-Ahwat", or "red rock". Alterna ...

and the

Silurian Hills The Silurian Hills are a small range of hills in the Mojave Desert, southeast of Death Valley National Park, in southern California. The surrounding lower elevation lands provide important connectivity habitat between nearby mountain ranges. The ...

. An isolated peak named ''Shadow Mountain'' is located about six miles due east of the main chain of the range. It has a peak elevation of . The

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lies to the south and east.Map of the Mohave National Preserve, NPS
/ref> The Eastern Star Mine is located at the western edge of the range, and the Kingston Spring is found in the northwestern part of the mountains. The Shadow Mountains lie to the north of the small community of Halloran Springs, next to

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References

* ''California Road and Recreation Atlas'', 2005, p. 97. Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub

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