Hexie Mountains
The Hexie Mountains lie within the higher northern Mojave Desert area of the park, and feature numerous washes and a mixture of low and high desert flora and fauna.
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Hexie 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 Hexie Mountains lie within the higher northern Mojave Desert area of the park, and feature numerous washes and a mixture of low and high desert flora and fauna. The park's main north-south paved road, Pinto Basin Road, skirts the ranges' eastern side, and stops along the way include the Cholla Cactus Garden.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Hexie Mountains
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0.8 mi away
Joshua Tree National Park
Low and high desert regions converge in this southern California park, named for the distinctive species of yucca trees that can grow up to 50 feet high here.
2.7 mi away
Silver Bell Mine
About three-quarters of a mile south of Pinto Basin Road is the Silver Bell Mine, which operated between 1934 and 1962.
3.0 mi away
Cholla Cactus Garden
The Cholla Cactus Garden exists in the unique ecosystem created by the merger of the upper Mojave Desert and the lower Colorado Desert.
3.0 mi away
Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail
Despite its nickname as the "teddy bear" cactus, hikers had best beware of the cholla cactus, which has small, stick-tight needles that will go right through clothes.
3.6 mi away
Wilson Canyon
Pinto Basin Road, one of the main access roads in Joshua Tree National Park, passes through Wilson Canyon.
