Eastern Mojave Vegetation Cowtrack Mountain Road  
 

Tom Schweich  

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  The isn't really a "Cowtrack Mountain Road." This is more of a route, than a single road. There is a Forest Service Road 1N06 that leaves California Highway 120 along this route. However, it is not clear how much of this route is comprised by Forest Service roads.
Full Size Image Mono Lake and the Mono Basin as seen from Cowtrack Mountain  

Locations: Mono Lake.  

End of Road, top of Cowtrack Mountain.
      Junction: Road north to Cowtrack Spring.

At the bottom of the hill the road north goes to Cowtrack Spring.

Full 
Size Image Summit of Cowtrack Mountain

Other Articles: Field Notes: 20070625090

Locations: Cowtrack Mountain.  

      Cross small divide into Cowtrack Spring drainage.
Full Size Image Flat area near top of Cowtrack Mountain

Other Articles: Field Notes: 25-Jun-07 on Cowtrack Mtn

Locations: Cowtrack Mountain.  

This flat area near the top of Cowtrack Mountain is several miles long by more than a mile wide.
      Junction: Road northwest.

This road goes northwestm then turns west to a rim overlooking Indian Spring.

      Cross small divide. To the north, drainage is into Mono Basin. To the south, through Granite Basin into Abode Valley.
      Junction at Water Tank. Cowtrack Mountain Road turns northwest and climbs out of Granite Basin.
Full 
Size Image A portion of Cowtrack Mountain Road    
Full 
Size Image Calochortus beside Cowtrack Mountain Road

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Calochortus beside the road.
      Top of mountain
Full 
Size Image Glass Mountain from Cowtrack Mountain Road  

Locations: Glass Mountain.  

View of Glass Mountain to the south.
Full Size Image View southwest from Cowtrack Mountain  

Locations: Cowtrack Mountain.  

View to the southwest, back towards California Highway 120.
      Switchback
      Junction: Indian Spring Road
 

Other Articles: California Highway 120: at Cowtrack Mtn Rd  

Junction: California Highway 120
Full Size Image View of Cowtrack Mountain Road from CA Hwy 120     View of the southern portion of Cowtrack Mountain Road from California Highway 120.
     

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Date and time this article was prepared: 6/30/2008 10:46:40 AM