Eastern Mojave Vegetation
Tom Schweich
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Eastern Mojave Vegetation
| Kelbaker Road - Mojave National Preserve |
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Tom Schweich |
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Locations: Baker. |
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| Signs on Kelbaker Road, as you are leaving Baker. This picture was taken on a rainy Saturday afternoon. It is 35 miles to Kelso, where there are no services, and 78 miles to the nearest services. | |||||||
| Kelbaker Road near Baker in an El Niņo-sponsored spring rain. From Baker, the road climbs 1100 ft up a broad bajada on the northwest slope of Cima Dome into the Cima Volcanic Field. | |||||||
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Locations: Cima Volcanic Field. |
Cima Volcanic Field | ||||||
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Junction: Power Line Road | ||||||
| The Providence Mountains as seen from Kelbaker Road where the road begins to descend toward Kelso. The Providence Mountains are very rugged on the northwest face shown here, and easier to visit from the southeast side. The Mid Hills are the northeast extension of the Providence Mountains ridge line as seen at left. | |||||||
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Locations: Kelso Dunes. |
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Locations: Kelso. |
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| Junctions: Vulcan Mine Road | |||||||
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Locations: Vulcan Iron Mine. |
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Locations: Kelso Dunes. |
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Matt near the top of the Kelso Dunes | ||||||
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Junction: Power Line Road | ||||||
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Jack & Marilyn Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research CenterAlso known as: Granite Mountains Reserve. | |||||||
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Locations: Granite Pass. |
Granite PassThis pass separates the Bristol Basin on the south from the Devils Playground and Soda Lake on the north. | ||||||
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Junction: U. S. Interstate 40, west to Barstow or east to Needles. | ||||||
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Junction: Route 66, or National Old Trails Highway, east to Chambless, west to Amboy. | ||||||
| If you have a question or a comment you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. |
Date and time this article was prepared: 5/18/2026 4:57:23 PM |
