El Mirage (corruption of El Miraje, Spanish for "The Mirage") is an unincorporated community in the western Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California.
El Mirage is next to the El Mirage Lake, a dry lake bed, and northwest of Adelanto.
Climate El Mirage has a hot desert climate (BS) typical of Southern California's interior with hot, dry summers and cool winters.
Education El Mirage School, a K-8 Campus, is operated by neighboring Adelanto Elementary School District. Students in the upper grades attend High School in Victor Valley Union High School District, including Adelanto High School.
Filmings The music video for "California Love" by Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre was filmed in El Mirage in 1995. The music video for the song "Dilly" by Band of Horses was filmed in 2010 at Murphy's Bar and Grill, now permanently closed. The music video for "What I've Done" by Linkin Park was filmed in the El Mirage Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert in March 2007
See also
Mirage Airfield Grey Butte Auxiliary Airfield
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