Shadow Valley is a north to northwest flowing drainage within the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California. A section of Interstate 15 passes through the valley between

Mountain Pass A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...

and

Halloran Springs Halloran Springs is a set of springs in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located on Interstate 15 between Baker, California and Las Vegas, Nevada approximately northeast of Baker. The ZIP code is ...

.Map of the Mojave National Preserve, NPS
/ref> The valley drains to the north from the west flank of the

Mescal Range The Mescal Range is a small mountain range in the eastern Mojave Desert in California about 12 miles from the Nevada state line. The range lies just to the south of Interstate 15 near Mountain Pass. The Clark Mountain Range lies to the north. It ...

, the

Ivanpah Mountains The Ivanpah Mountains are located in the southeastern Mojave Desert of California in the United States. The range lies to the south and east of the Mescal Range and Clark Mountain Range. Paute Valley lies between the Ivanpahs and the Mescal Range ...

and,

Cima Dome Cima volcanic field is a volcanic field in San Bernardino County, California, close to the border with Nevada. The volcanic field covers a surface area of within the Mojave National Preserve west of the Cima Dome and consists of about 40 volcan ...

within the Mojave National Preserve. North of I-15 the valley lies between

Clark Mountains The Clark Mountains () are a group of low mountains rising above located in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. They are about east of the Allegheny Mountains in Antarctica. They were discovered and photographed on aerial flights in ...

to the east and Shadow Mountain to the west. To the north of Shadow Mountain, Kingman Wash becomes the main drainage and turns to the west 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 ...

. The

Mesquite Mountains The Mesquite Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Bernardino County, California, near the border with Nevada. They are north of Interstate 15 in California and southeast of Death Valley. Wilderness Established in 1994 by the U.S. Congres ...

and the Mesquite Valley are to the northeast.''Mesquite Lake, California—Nevada,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985

References

* Valleys of San Bernardino County, California Valleys of California {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub