The Bighorn Mountains are a mountain range of the Mojave Desert and Transverse Ranges, located in San Bernardino County, California. They are primarily within a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) protected area.
Geography They are an eastern subrange of the San Bernardino Mountains. The Bighorn Mountains are located north of the Morongo Valley, northwest of Yucca Valley, directly south of the Johnson Valley, and southeast of the Lucerne Valley.
They support an ecotone or ecological transition zone, that including Yuccas and Joshua trees on the desert floor and stands of Jeffrey Pine at higher elevations.
Bighorn Mountain Wilderness Area The Bighorn Mountain Wilderness Area protects the north−central (BLM) and western areas of the range (San Bernardino National Forest).
A section of the eastern Bighorn Mountains is protected within Sand to Snow National Monument. BLM California: Map of Sand to Snow National Monument, with both BLM & USFS sections.
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References
External links BLM California: official Bighorn Mountain Wilderness Area website BLM California: Bighorn Mountain Wilderness Area Brochure — with map.