Eagle Mountains
The Eagle Mountains lie partially within the southeastern corner of Joshua Tree, reaching an elevation of 5,351 feet inside the park.
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Eagle Mountains Details
There are six distinct mountain ranges within Joshua Tree National Park: The Little San Bernardino Mountains in the southwestern part; the Hexie, and Pinto Mountains in the center; the Cottonwood in the south; and the Eagle and Coxcomb Mountains in the eastern part. The Eagle Mountains lie partially within the southeastern corner of Joshua Tree, reaching an elevation of 5,351 feet inside the park. The area is home to Eagle Mountain itself, as well as one of the country's largest open-pit iron ore mines (now closed) and the ghost town of Eagle Mountain, which supported the mine.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Eagle Mountains
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9.2 mi away
Colorado Desert
Encompassing approximately 7 million acres, California's Colorado Desert is part of the larger Sonoran Desert.
9.8 mi away
Pinto Basin
The 200-square-mile Pinto Basin is a large, open swath of the Sonoran Desert within Joshua Tree National Park.
10.0 mi away
Gold Rose Well
Visitors wishing to see the remains of Gold Rose Well, in the north-central part of the park, can take Twentynine Palms Highway east to Gold Crown Road and then head south.
11.7 mi away
Old Dale Road
Traversing the Pinto Basin in the central part of Joshua Tree, 24-mile roundtrip Old Dale Road starts at the same point as Black Eagle Mine Road.
11.7 mi away
Black Eagle Mine Road
Beginning at the same point as Old Dale Road, Black Eagle Mine Road heads east along the southern edge of the Pinto Basin.
