Furnace Creek Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Furnace Creek Road, Mono County California
	Tom Schweich

(No Preface)

Literature Cited:
- Bureau of Land Management, 2007.

Other articles:
• NV Hwy 264: at Furnace Ck Rd;

Locations: Furnace Creek.

Junction: Nevada State Route 264

Nevada above …

California below …

Cross scarp

Locations: Fish Lake Valley. Furnace Creek. Silver Peak Range.

Fish Lake Valley and the Silver Peak Range from Furnace Creek.

We stopped the vans to walk from the point that the road crosses the wash. The road itself continues only another mile further to a locked gate.

Locations: Fish Lake Valley.

View north through Fish Lake Valley from Furnace Creek.

View north through Fish Lake Valley from the mouth of Furnace Creek Canyon.

Road crosses wash

Locations: Furnace Creek.

Fluff Grass (Erioneuron pulchellum) in Furnace Creek wash.

Fluff Grass (Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka) on a small terrace in Furnace Creek wash.

Locations: Furnace Creek.

Old waterpipe in the wash at Furnace Creek.

In the wash was some old waterpipe that had been washed down from above.

Images:
Partially-developed desert pavement on terrace above Furnace Creek

The road is on the first terrace above the wash. The second terrace above the wash had a partially developed desert pavement.

Images:
Sclerocactus polyancistrus near Furnace Creek, White Mountains, California

Red-spined Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus) on terrace above Furnace Creek.

Locations: Furnace Creek.

Location that Sclerocactus polyancistrus was found.

The Red-spined Fishhook Cactus (Sclerocactus polyancistrus) was found on the second terrace above the wash of Furnace Creek.

Spring, Canyon splits.

Canyon splits again.

End of road, map shows springs here.

Locations: Tres Plumas Flat.

Tres Plumas Flat from the bottom of Furnace Creek.

Tres Plumas Flat at the east end of Furnace Creek canyon.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 8/1/2026 2:55:23 PM