Mount Manchester
Encyclopedia
Mount Manchester is the highest peak in the Dead Mountains
of extreme northeastern San Bernardino County, California
, in the Mojave Desert
.
wilderness area which comprises most of the Dead Mountains.
The Dead Mountains border the Colorado River
on the east, and the Piute Wash
of the Piute Valley
on the west. Piute wash drains south, then turns east for 8 miles (12.9 km) at the south of the range to meet the Colorado River.
Dead Mountains
The Dead Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California. The range borders the tri-state intersection of Nevada, Arizona and California, and the Mohave Valley, with the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation bordering the range foothills on the east...
of extreme northeastern 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...
, 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...
.
Dead Mountains Wilderness
Mount Manchester the high point of the Bureau of Land ManagementBureau 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...
wilderness area which comprises most of the Dead Mountains.
The Dead Mountains border the Colorado River
Colorado River
The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
on the east, and the Piute Wash
Piute Wash
The Piute Wash of extreme southeastern Nevada and northeast San Bernardino County California is the south-flowing drainage of the Piute Valley. The wash and valley are located northwest of Needles, California....
of the Piute Valley
Piute Valley
The Piute Valley is a long north-south valley southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and northwest of Needles. The north of the valley is at Searchlight, with some of the valley extending northwest from Searchlight. At the center-north lies Cal-Nev-Ari, Nevada....
on the west. Piute wash drains south, then turns east for 8 miles (12.9 km) at the south of the range to meet the Colorado River.
See also
- Category: Protected areas of the Mojave Desert