Eagle Crags (California)
| Eagle Crags | |
|---|---|
| Eagle Crag Mountains | |
  Eagle Crags Location of Eagle Crags in California[1] | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,675 m (5,495 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35.3990565, -117.0605379 |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Mojave Desert |
| District | San Bernardino County |
| Range coordinates | 35°23′56.6″N 117°3′37.94″W / 35.399056°N 117.0605389°W |
| Topo map | USGS Eagle Crags |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | volcanic |
Eagle Crags is a summit in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, within Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, off limits to the public. The elevation is 5496 feet.[2] It is marked on the USGS topographic map named Eagle Crags.[3] It is 9.3 miles east of Pilot Knob, 8.7 miles southeast of Robbers Mountain, 10.7 miles northeast of Slocum Mountain, 27 miles west of the central base of Fort Irwin National Training Center.
Geology
[edit]Eagle Crags is part of the Eagle Crags Volcanic Field[4] and was the subject of a dissertation. Andrew Sabin summarizes that the area ″is underlain by Mesozoic granites, Tertiary age volcanic rocks, pyroclastic flows and Quaternary alluvium.″ [5] The presence of some ephemeral hot springs suggests that the area may be a source of geothermal power.[6] The area is composed primarily of felsic volcanic rocks.[7]
Fauna
[edit]Desert Bighorn Sheep were brought to Eagle Crags in the 1980s; in 2005 a study was done to evaluate the possibility of bringing more ewes.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eagle Crags". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System".
- ^ United States Geological Survey, Eagle Crags (CA) Quadrangle, California, San Bernardino County, 7.5-minute series, 2015, https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Maps/USTopo/PDF/CA/CA_Eagle_Crags_20150306_TM_geo.pdf
- ^ David C. Buesch, David M. Miller, and Christopher M. Menges, Cenozoic Geology of Fort Irwin and Vicinity, California, U.S. Geological Survey, 2018, https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1024/c/ofr20131024c.pdf
- ^ Andrew Sabin, "Geology of the Eagle Crags volcanic field, northern Mojave Desert, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, California," PhD thesis, Colorado School of Mines, 1994. https://repository.mines.edu/bitstream/handle/11124/170512/T4432.pdf
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ David C. Buesch, David M. Miller, and Christopher M. Menges, "Cenozoic Geology of Fort Irwin and Vicinity, California," U.S. Geological Survey, 2018. https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1024/c/ofr20131024c.pdf
- ^ ″Environmental Assessment for the Translocation of Desert Bighorn Sheep from Mojave National Preserve to the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lkae, California,″ 2005, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-I29-PURL-gpo63477/pdf/GOVPUB-I29-PURL-gpo63477.pdf
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