Mojave Road historic route
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The Mojave Road historic route is a 19th-century wagon trail-turned-backcountry track that crosses the Mojave Desert, now popular with off-road enthusiasts and history buffs for its remote scenery and frontier-era landmarks.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mojave Trail | 2 |
| Mojave Road corridor | 1 |
| Mojave Road overland trail | 1 |
| historic Mojave Road | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry road
ⓘ
historic trail ⓘ overland route ⓘ wagon road ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 130 miles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mojave Road historic route
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mojave Trail
|
| culturalSignificance | represents 19th-century desert travel corridor ⓘ |
| discourages | summer travel due to heat ⓘ |
| endPoint | area near Barstow, California ⓘ |
| followsDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
deep sand
ⓘ
extreme desert temperatures ⓘ flash flooding in washes ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Mojave Road Mailbox
ⓘ
historic military sites ⓘ rock cairns ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American Old West
|
| laterUsedBy |
American military
ⓘ
emigrants ⓘ pioneers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mojave Desert ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Inland Empire region of California
ⓘ
surface form:
Inland Empire region
Southern California ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frontier-era landmarks
ⓘ
remote desert scenery ⓘ |
| originallyUsedAs | trade route ⓘ |
| originallyUsedBy |
Chemehuevi people
ⓘ
Mojave people ⓘ Native American tribes ⓘ |
| partOf | Mojave National Preserve backcountry road network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Camp Cady site
ⓘ
Fort Mojave area ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Joshua tree habitat
ⓘ
desert washes ⓘ dry lake beds ⓘ |
| popularWith |
history buffs
ⓘ
off-road enthusiasts ⓘ |
| requires | self-sufficiency in water and supplies ⓘ |
| requiresVehicleType | high-clearance vehicle ⓘ |
| roadSurface | dirt track ⓘ |
| roadType | four-wheel-drive route ⓘ |
| seasonalBestTime |
fall
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| startPoint | Colorado River near present-day Needles, California ⓘ |
| tourismType |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedSinceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mojave Trail
this entity surface form:
Mojave Road overland trail
this entity surface form:
Mojave Trail
this entity surface form:
historic Mojave Road
this entity surface form:
Mojave Road corridor