Excelsior Mine Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Excelsior Mine Road - Eastern Mojave Desert
	Tom Schweich

(No Preface)

Other articles:
• Smith Talc Road: 40000;
Looking down toward the Beck Spring Mine in the Kingston Range.

Junction: Smith Talc Road

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 31 May 1999;
Nolina sp. along Excelsior Mine Road in the Kingston Range.

Tecopa Pass

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 31 May 1999;

Locations: Horse Thief Springs.
Horse Thief Springs.

Horse Thief Springs

Excelsior Mine, Kingston Range, from Excelsior Mine Road.

Excelsior Mine in the Kingston Range. Mohave Yucca ( Yucca schidigera ) in the foreground.

Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) in bloom along Excelsior Mine Road.

Calochortus flexuosus growing in Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima)

Calochortus flexuosusgrowing in Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) along Excelsior Mine Road.

Locations: Kingston Range.
Kingston Range as seen from Excelsior Mine Road.

Eastern side of the Kingston Range as seen from Excelsior Mine Road.

Other articles:
• Kingston Wash Road: Excelsior Mine Road;

Junction: Kingston Wash Road

Literature Cited:
- Baldwin, Bruce G., Donald W. Kyhos, Scott N. Martins, Frank C. Vasek, and Bridget L. Wessa, 1996.
- Lamson-Scribner, F., 1898.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 1570.2, 18 Apr 2017; Coll. No. 1571, 18 Apr 2017; Coll. No. 1572, 18 Apr 2017; Coll. No. 1573, 18 Apr 2017; Coll. No. 1574, 18 Apr 2017;

Coll. No. 1570.2, Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	Mix of staminate and pistillate flowers in inflorescence of Ambrosia dumosa	Overview of Coll. No. 1571, Ambrosia dumosa	Coll. No. 1572, Schismus barbatus	Coll. No. 1573, Ephedra nevadensis
Coll. No. 1574, Hilaria rigida

Junction: dirt road.

This road formerly led to a water tank, and then down into Kingston Wash. It is now blocked by a gate approximately 0.4 mi. to the west. My collections 1569 to 1574 were made in the vicinity of the gate.

Other articles:
• Kingston Road: 60000;
• Routes to Water: at Kingston Rd Jct;

Junction:

Goodsprings to Silver Lake, from Thompson's (1921), Routes to Watering Places …
Kingston Road, south to US Interstate 15 at Valley Wells, or northeast through the Mesquite Mountains to Mesquite Valley.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 1/24/2026 11:23:43 AM