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The Cronese Mountains are found 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 ...
of
San Bernardino County, California 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, ...
in the
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Geography

The small range is found north of
Interstate 15 Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Cana ...
, southwest of the town of Baker. The mountains are located at the northwestern edge of the Devils Playground and
Mojave National Preserve Mojave National Preserve is a United States National Preserve located in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, USA, between Interstate 15 and Interstate 40. The preserve was established October 31, 1994, with the passage of ...
. Located at , they are southwest of the
Soda Mountains The Soda Mountains are located in the eastern Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, USA. The range lies to the north of Interstate 15 west of the town of Baker. Geography The range reaches an elevation of at the western end of the r ...
. The eastern part of the range lies between East and West Cronese Dry Lakes, and the Arrowhead Trail (Arrowhead Highway) runs along the range near the freeway. Its name may derive from that of Titus F. Cronise, author of ''The Natural Wealth of California'' and a pioneer.


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References

* Mountain ranges of Southern California Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California Mojave National Preserve {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub