The Valjean Hills are a low mountain range in the eastern
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 northern
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 east of the
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 ...
and southeastern
Death Valley National Park, and west of
Mount Charleston
Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni) at , is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, United States. It is ...
in the
Spring Mountains
The Spring Mountains are a mountain range of Southern Nevada in the United States, running generally northwest–southeast along the west side of Las Vegas and south to the border with California. Most land in the mountains is owned by the Uni ...
.
See also
Other ranges in the local area include the:
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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". Alter ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sperry Hills
The Sperry Hills are a low mountain range in the northern Mojave Desert—southern Amargosa Desert region, in northeastern San Bernardino County, southern California.
They are located south of Shoshone, east of Death Valley National Park
Deat ...
References
Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California
Hills of California
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