Mojave National Preserve

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United States national park system unit national preserve protected area

Mojave National Preserve is a vast protected area in southeastern California known for its dramatic desert landscapes, sand dunes, volcanic formations, Joshua tree forests, and diverse wildlife.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Mojave National Preserve (eastern California portion)	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national park system unit ⓘ national preserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
area	about 1,600,000 acres ⓘ about 6,475 square kilometers ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ
containsEcosystem	Joshua tree woodland ⓘ Mojave Desert scrub ⓘ desert ecosystem ⓘ pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ
containsFeature	Cima Dome ⓘ Cinder Cone ⓘ surface form: Cinder Cone Lava Beds Clark Mountain ⓘ Granite Mountains ⓘ Kelso Depot ⓘ Kelso Dunes ⓘ Mojave Road ⓘ Providence Mountains ⓘ Soda Dry Lake ⓘ
containsLandform	dry lakes ⓘ lava flows ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ volcanic cinder cones ⓘ
containsVegetation	Joshua tree ⓘ Mojave yucca ⓘ creosote bush ⓘ juniper ⓘ pinyon pine ⓘ
containsWildlife	Gambel's quail ⓘ coyote ⓘ desert bighorn sheep ⓘ desert tortoise ⓘ golden eagle ⓘ kit fox ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
establishedBy	California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ⓘ
establishedOn	1994-10-31 ⓘ
hasHotSummers	true ⓘ
hasMildWinters	true ⓘ
hasSnowAtHighElevations	true ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	Kelso Depot ⓘ surface form: Kelso Depot Visitor Center
IUCNCategory	II ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California San Bernardino County ⓘ surface form: San Bernardino County, California
locatedInDesert	Mojave Desert ⓘ
locatedInRegion	southeastern California ⓘ
mainAccessRoad	Interstate 15 ⓘ Interstate 40 ⓘ
managingOrganization	National Park Service ⓘ
nearestCity	Barstow ⓘ surface form: Barstow, California Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
partOf	Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
recreationalActivity	backpacking ⓘ camping ⓘ hiking ⓘ off-pavement driving ⓘ stargazing ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

eastern California → contains → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern California

this entity surface form: Mojave National Preserve (eastern California portion)

Mojave Desert → contains → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

San Bernardino County → contains → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Mitchell Caverns → hasNearbyFeature → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Ivanpah Valley → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Mojave Trails National Monument → isAdjacentTo → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Clark Mountain Range → locatedIn → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

New York Mountains → locatedIn → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Mojave Road historic route → locatedInProtectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Soda Springs → locatedInProtectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Baker, California → locatedNear → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Nipton, California → locatedNear → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Mojave Road Mailbox → near → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Nipton, California → nearProtectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Soda Mountains → nearbyFeature → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Soda Dry Lake → nearbyProtectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Devils Playground → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Devils Playground (Mojave Desert)

Lanfair Valley → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

New York Mountains → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Soda Dry Lake → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Soda Lake → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

subject surface form: Soda Lake (Mojave Desert)

Soda Lake (San Bernardino County) → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Zzyzx, California → partOf → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

New York Mountains → protectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Mojave Desert → protectedBy → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ

Clark Mountain Range → stateProtectedArea → Mojave National Preserve ⓘ