Eagle Crags is a summit in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, within Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, off limits to the public. The elevation is 5496 feet.[2] It is marked on the USGS topographic map named Eagle Crags.[3] It is 9.3 miles east of Pilot Knob, 8.7 miles southeast of Robbers Mountain, 10.7 miles northeast of Slocum Mountain, 27 miles west of the central base of Fort Irwin National Training Center.
| Eagle Crags | |
|---|---|
| Eagle Crag Mountains | |
  Eagle Crags Location of Eagle Crags in California[1] | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,675 m (5,495 ft) |
| Coordinates | 35.3990565, -117.0605379 |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Mojave Desert |
| District | San Bernardino County |
| Range coordinates | 35°23′56.6″N 117°3′37.94″W / 35.399056°N 117.0605389°W |
| Topo map | USGS Eagle Crags |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | volcanic |
Geology
editEagle Crags is part of the Eagle Crags Volcanic Field[4] and was the subject of a dissertation. Andrew Sabin summarizes that the area ″is underlain by Mesozoic granites, Tertiary age volcanic rocks, pyroclastic flows and Quaternary alluvium.″ [5] The presence of some ephemeral hot springs suggests that the area may be a source of geothermal power.[6] The area is composed primarily of felsic volcanic rocks.[7]
Fauna
editDesert Bighorn Sheep were brought to Eagle Crags in the 1980s; in 2005 a study was done to evaluate the possibility of bringing more ewes.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Eagle Crags". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Geographic Names Information System".
- ^ United States Geological Survey, Eagle Crags (CA) Quadrangle, California, San Bernardino County, 7.5-minute series, 2015, https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Maps/USTopo/PDF/CA/CA_Eagle_Crags_20150306_TM_geo.pdf
- ^ David C. Buesch, David M. Miller, and Christopher M. Menges, Cenozoic Geology of Fort Irwin and Vicinity, California, U.S. Geological Survey, 2018, https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1024/c/ofr20131024c.pdf
- ^ Andrew Sabin, "Geology of the Eagle Crags volcanic field, northern Mojave Desert, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, California," PhD thesis, Colorado School of Mines, 1994. https://repository.mines.edu/bitstream/handle/11124/170512/T4432.pdf
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ David C. Buesch, David M. Miller, and Christopher M. Menges, "Cenozoic Geology of Fort Irwin and Vicinity, California," U.S. Geological Survey, 2018. https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1024/c/ofr20131024c.pdf
- ^ ″Environmental Assessment for the Translocation of Desert Bighorn Sheep from Mojave National Preserve to the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lkae, California,″ 2005, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-I29-PURL-gpo63477/pdf/GOVPUB-I29-PURL-gpo63477.pdf
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