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Coso Range Wilderness

Coordinates: 36°15′57″N 117°51′02″W / 36.265794°N 117.850474°W / 36.265794; -117.850474
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Coso Range Wilderness
Map showing the location of Coso Range Wilderness
Map showing the location of Coso Range Wilderness
Location in California
Map showing the location of Coso Range Wilderness
Map showing the location of Coso Range Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationInyo County, California, United States
Coordinates36°15′57″N 117°51′02″W / 36.265794°N 117.850474°W / 36.265794; -117.850474[2]
Area49,296 acres (199.49 km2)
Established1994
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

The Coso Range Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in California in the northern end of the Coso Range.[3]

The area was designated as wilderness by the California Desert Protection Act of 1994[4] and contains Joshua trees, creosote, and cactus as well as old mining areas.[2]

The wilderness is bounded to the south and east by Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

References

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  1. ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 8, 2023
  2. ^ a b "Coso Range Wilderness". Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Coso Range Wilderness". Wilderness connect. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "S. 21 (103rd): California Desert Protection Act of 1994". govTrack. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
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