Orocopia Mountains

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The Orocopia Mountains are a rugged, arid mountain range in Southern California known for their desert landscapes, geological diversity, and proximity to the San Andreas Fault.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
adjacentTo Chocolate Mountains NERFINISHED
Chuckwalla Mountains NERFINISHED
Salton Sea region NERFINISHED
climate hot desert climate
contains Orocopia Schist NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
drainageBasin Salton Trough NERFINISHED
ecosystem Sonoran Desert scrub
elevation approximately 1,300 meters
approximately 4,300 feet
geologicalAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
geologicalSetting boundary region of the North American Plate and Pacific Plate
geologicalSignificance records movement along the San Andreas Fault system
hasRockType igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
hasViewOf Salton Sea NERFINISHED
highestPoint Orocopia Mountains High Point NERFINISHED
knownFor arid climate
desert landscapes
geological diversity
rugged terrain
locatedIn Colorado Desert NERFINISHED
Riverside County
surface form: Riverside County, California

Southern California
nameLanguage Spanish
near Box Canyon Road NERFINISHED
Interstate 10 in California NERFINISHED
Mecca, California NERFINISHED
San Andreas Fault NERFINISHED
partOf California desert regions NERFINISHED
Orocopia Mountains Wilderness NERFINISHED
Transverse and Peninsular ranges transition zone NERFINISHED
protectedBy Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED
rangeOrientation northwest–southeast
state California, United States
surface form: California
usedFor geological research
hiking
off-highway vehicle recreation (in designated areas)
vegetation cacti
creosote bush
desert shrubs
wildlife desert bighorn sheep
desert rodents
reptiles

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Colorado Desert contains Orocopia Mountains