Coso Range Wilderness

Coso Range Wilderness
Location in California
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

  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.