The Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), is located in the Mojave Desert

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...

 and Southern Sierra Nevada, northwest of California City

California City, California

-2000:According to the census of 2000, there were 8,385 people, 3,067 households, and 2,257 families residing in the city. As of 2006 the city's population grew 8.9% from 12,106 to 13,219. California City outpaced rivals Palmdale and Lancaster, making the city the 12th fastest growing city in...

 and California State Route 14

California State Route 14

State Route 14 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, largely in the Mojave Desert. The southern portion of the highway is signed as the Antelope Valley Freeway. The route connects Interstate 5, or Golden State Freeway, near Santa Clarita and with U.S. Route 395 near...

, in Kern County, California

Kern County, California

Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...

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An Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Area of Critical Environmental Concern

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern is a conservation ecology program in the western United States, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The ACEC program was conceived in the 1976 Federal Lands Policy and Management Act , which established the first conservation ecology mandate for the BLM...

 ACEC is a geographical area within lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...

 that require special measure to protect sensitive resources such as scenic, cultural or wildlife resource values.
Motor vehicle use within the ACEC is restricted to specific trails and roads.

The area includes the Jawbone OHV Open Area and lies just south of the Scodie Mountains

Scodie Mountains

The Scodie Mountains are located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California in the United States. The range lies in an east-west direction directly west of the town of Ridgecrest and southeast of Lake Isabella...

 and Kiavah Wilderness

Kiavah Wilderness

The Kiavah Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in the Mojave Desert, Scodie Mountains, and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Kern County, California, United States...

 Area.

See also

• Bright Star Wilderness
  Bright Star Wilderness
  Bright Star Wilderness is a wilderness area in Kern County in the U.S. state of California.The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 added the wilderness to the National Wilderness Preservation System and it is administered by the Bureau of Land Management .Bright Star Wilderness surrounds ...
  
  
• Category: Protected areas of the Mojave Desert

External links

• Jawbone-Butterbredt Area map - Bureau of Land Management
• Jawbone Off-Highway Vehicle Open Area - Bureau of Land Management