Eastern Mojave Vegetation California Highway 168  
 

Tom Schweich  

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Literature Cited 		  California Highway 168 runs from U. S. Highway 395 at Big Pine, through Westgard Pass between the Inyo Mountains and the White Mountains, through Deep Springs Valley to Oasis on the California - Nevada border.

Other Articles: U. S. Highway 395: Big Pine

Locations: Big Pine.  

Big Pine

Junction: US Highway 395, south to Lone Pine, Ridgecrest, and the wilderness of Los Angeles; or north to Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, Mono Lake, Reno, etc.
Full Size Image So, is the road closed? Or Not?

Other Articles: Death Valley Road: Jct: CA Hwy 168  

 Junction: Death Valley Road. Death Valley Road goes east through the Inyo Mountains to Eureka Valley, and the Last Chance Range, then south into Death Valley.
Full Size Image Canyon ascending to Westgard Pass     Field trip stop in CA Hwy 168.
Full Size Image Echinocereus engelmannii     Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) on terrace along side wash.
Full Size Image Bug in Echinocereus engelmannii     This flower was inhabited by a bug.

Other Articles: White Mountain Road: at CA Hwy 168

Locations: White Mountains.  

 Junction: White Mountain Road
Full Size Image Westgard Pass.  

Locations: Westgard Pass.  

Westgard Pass

 
 

Locations: Mollie Gibson Canyon.  

Mollie Gibson Canyon

 
Full Size Image Geology field trip at an interesting outcrop.     The vans for a probable geology field trip parked across Highway 168.
Full Size Image Intermittent lake in Deep Springs Valley. Full Size Image Deep Springs College in the distance.  

Locations: Deep Springs Valley.  

Deep Springs Valley

 

Literature Cited:
- Pavlik, Bruce Michael, 1985.  

Locations: Deep Springs Dunes.  

 Deep Springs Dunes
     

Deep Springs College

 
 

Locations: Wyman Creek.  

 Deep Springs Highway Maintenance Station, cross Wyman Creek
      Road north to Wyman Canyon.
      Road west to Wyman Canyon.
Full Size Image The rare, and perhaps only, Creosote Bush in the White Mountains.     On a basalt outcrop is found what may be the only Creosote Bush in the White Mountains.
Full Size Image View into Wyman Canyon  

Locations: Wyman Canyon.  

 View into "Wyman Canyon" from basalt outcrop near CA Highway 169. "Wyman Canyon" is a name commonly applied to the canyon containing Wyman Creek. However, it is not recognized by the GNIS.

Literature Cited:
- Manaster, Jane, 1997. Full Size Image Southern Desert Hord Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) at Gilbert Summit.    

 Southern Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) seen at Gilbert Pass.
Full Size Image Field trip stop at Gilbert Summit  

Locations: Gilbert Pass.  

Gilbert Pass

Elevation: 6375 ft.

The sign states this is "Gilbert Summit." However, the U. S. Board of Geographic Names has designated this as Gilbert Pass.

      Inyo County above …
Mono County below …

Other Articles: CA Hwy 266: 25000  

Oasis

 

Other Articles: Nevada Highway 266: at California Hwy 168  

 Junction: Nevada Highway 266, east past Magruder Mountain and Lida to Lida Junction at U. S. Highway 95.
     

Literature Cited

  A list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
 
Manaster, Jane. 1997. Horned Lizards. Number Thirty-Four, The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1997. {TAS}
 
Pavlik, Bruce Michael. 1985. Sand dune flora of the Great Basin and Mojave deserts of California, Nevada, and Oregon. Madroño. 32(4):197-213. {TAS}

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Date and time this article was prepared: 6/30/2008 10:46:13 AM