Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coyote Road  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  The names Coyote Road goes west from Silver Peak to Coyote Summit in the Silver Peak Range. The road west, down the canyon to The Crossing, and thence to Nevada Highway 264 has no name. For simplicity, I have named this entire route Coyote Road.

Other articles:
• NV Hwy 264:  30000;  

Junction: Nevada Highway 264

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20040526285;

Locations: Fish Lake Valley.  

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Piper Peak in the Silver Peak Range
 
  Junction

 

 

Literature Cited:
- Load, Jayson, and Gary Sohler, 1985.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26 May 2004;   12-Jun-08;

Locations: Fish Lake Hot Well.  

Fish Lake Hot Well

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Fish Lake Hot Well
A cement-lined soaking pool on the edge of a truly remote barren desert wash. Natural mineral water emerges from a well casing at 105°, at a rate of more than 50 gallons per minute.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   12-Jun-08;  

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White Mountains across Fish Lake Valley

Other articles:
• The Gap Road:  The Crossing;  

Junction: Road North Through The Gap

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20080612050;  

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Looking north from The Crossing

 

 

Locations: The Crossing.  

The Crossing

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20080612050;  

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Looking south from The Crossing.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20080612070;  

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Looking across The Crossing.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26 May 2004;

Locations: Fish Lake Valley.  

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Fish Lake Valley and the White Mountains
 

Literature Cited:
- Petronis, Michael S., John W. Geissman, John S. Oldow, and William C. McIntosh, 2002.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20040526265;

Locations: Rhyolite Ridge.  

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Rhyolite Ridge as seen from the west.
Location where I found Salvia dorrii.

 

   

Argentite Canyon

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26-May-04 at Cave Spring;

Locations: Cave Spring.  

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The Cabin at Cave Spring
Cave Spring

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  20040526205;  

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Location in Silver Peak Range.
 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 426;  

Small spring, north side of road, south base of Rhyolite Ridge.

Literature Cited:
- Petronis, Michael S., John W. Geissman, John S. Oldow, and William C. McIntosh, 2002.

Locations: Rhyolite Ridge. Silver Peak Range.  

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Rhyolite Ridge as seen from Coyote Pass
 

 

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26-May-04;  26-May-04;  Coll. No. 418;  Coll. No. 419;  20040526110;  Coll. No. 421;  Coll. No. 422, 26 May 2004;  20040526140;

Locations: Coyote Summit.  

Coyote Summit

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Clayton Valley Dunes from Coyote Summit.
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Location in Coyote Summit
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Coll. No. 419, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii
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Coll. No. 418, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii
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Coll. No. 419, Astragalus lentiginosus var. fremontii
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Coll. No. 421, Lappula redowskii occidentalis var. cupulata
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Coll. No. 421, Lappula redowskii occidentalis var. cupulata
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Coll. No. 422, Castilleja chromosa, at Coyote Summit
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Coll. No. 423
 

Literature Cited:
- Petronis, Michael S., John W. Geissman, John S. Oldow, and William C. McIntosh, 2002.

Locations: Mineral Ridge.  

Petronis, Geissman, Oldow, and MacIntosh (2002) studied the structural evolution of the Silver Peak extensional complex. They focused on the northeastern portion of the Silver Peak Range, north of Coyote Road at such localities as Mineral Ridge and Rhyolite Ridge. Using paleomagnetic data from 123 sites, they showed about 25° of clockwise rotation since the middle Miocene. This, coupled with northwest extension and detachment faulting of Mineral Ridge, supports the theory that the Silver Peak complex transfers displacement from the Furnace Creek – Death Valley Fault Zone to the Walker Lane Fault Zone.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26-May-04;  

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Coyote Road
 

 

   

Coyote Spring

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  26-May-04;

Locations: Red Mountain.  

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Red Mountain, as seen from the east.
 

 

 

Other articles:
• Nevada Highway 265:   at Silver Peak;
• Nivloc Road:  Silver Peak;
• Silver Peak Road:  Silver Peak;

Locations: Silver Peak.  

Silver Peak

Junction:
  • Nevada Highway 265
  • Silver Peak Road
  • Nivloc Road
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