Eastern Mojave Vegetation Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation | Grass Valley Route - Central Mojave Desert |
| Tom Schweich |
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|  Blackwater
Well with Almond Mountain in the background. Other Articles: Granite Wells Road: Blackwater Well Locations: Blackwater Well.
| Blackwater WellJunction:
Blackwater Well with Almond Mountain in the background. | Literature Cited: The middle portion of
this route follows the Blackwater Fault. Oskin and Oriondo (2004) found offset basalt flows in the Black Hills to the north of 0/3-1.8 km dated 7.23±1.07 Ma. Two different and distinct episodes of faulting were found in the Black Mountains to the southeast.
| |  Pilot Knob
seen from the "Grass Valley" route.
Pilot Knob | |  Squaw Cabbage
(Streptanthus inflatus) along the Grass Valley Route.
A portion of this route threads the
boundary between the China Lake Naval Weapons Station and the Grass Valley Wilderness. This portion is known informally as the "Northwest Passage" as it is the only route through this area and avoids a lengthy detour. The Navy has built a stout barbed wire fence along the border, with a ditch and a berm just inside. These Squaw Cabbage (Streptanthus inflatus) have found the berm to be a preferred habitat, and are very grateful to the Navy.
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Other Articles: Black Canyon Road: 24000
Junction: |
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| | Date and time this article was prepared: 5/15/2008 12:32:34 PM |