Emerson Lake
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Emerson Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert
of San Bernardino County, California
, 66 km (41 mi) northeast of Joshua Tree
. The lake is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) long and 4.5 km (2.8 mi) at its widest point.
Emerson Lake is on federal lands within the borders of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
, west of Hildago Mountain.
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
of San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, 66 km (41 mi) northeast of Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree, California
Joshua Tree is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census, up from 4,207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joshua Tree is located in the Mojave Desert at ....
. The lake is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) long and 4.5 km (2.8 mi) at its widest point.
Emerson Lake is on federal lands within the borders of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center , also known as 29 Palms, is a United States Marine Corps base. It was a census-designated place officially known as Twentynine Palms Base located adjacent to the city of Twentynine Palms in southern San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000...
, west of Hildago Mountain.