The Sperry Hills are a low
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in the northern
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 ...
—southern
Amargosa Desert
The Amargosa Desert is located in Nye County in western Nevada, United States, along the California–Nevada border, comprising the northeastern portion of the geographic Amargosa Valley, north of the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
The ...
region, in northeastern
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181, ...
, southern
California
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.
They are located south of
Shoshone
The Shoshone or Shoshoni ( or ) are a Native American tribe with four large cultural/linguistic divisions:
* Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming
* Northern Shoshone: southern Idaho
* Western Shoshone: Nevada, northern Utah
* Goshute: western Utah, easter ...
, east of
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is an American national park that straddles the California–Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern section of Panamint Valley, the southern section of Eureka ...
, and west of the
Dumont Hills
The Dumont Hills are a low mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in northeastern San Bernardino County, southern California.
The hills are just east of the southern section of the Amargosa River before it heads west into Death Valley. They are als ...
.
See also
Other ranges in the local area include 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 ...
*
Dumont Hills
The Dumont Hills are a low mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in northeastern San Bernardino County, southern California.
The hills are just east of the southern section of the Amargosa River before it heads west into Death Valley. They are als ...
*
Saddle Peak Hills
The Saddle Peak Hills are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in northern San Bernardino County, southern California.
They are located within the southeastern corner of Death Valley National Park, northeast of the Avawatz Mountains.
See also
...
*
Salt Spring Hills
The Salt Spring Hills are a low mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in northern San Bernardino County, California. They are just outside the southeastern corner of Death Valley National Park, southeast of the Saddle Peak Hills. The road betwee ...
*
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 ...
*
Valjean Hills
The Valjean Hills are a low mountain range in the eastern Mojave Desert, in northern San Bernardino County, southern California.
They are located east of the Salt Spring Hills and southeastern Death Valley National Park, and west of Mount Charles ...
References
Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
Amargosa Desert
Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California
Hills of California
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