The Ord Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert of southern California, USA. The range lies in a generally east–west direction, and reaches an elevation of above sea level at Ord Mountain.https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2829936 The area is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The Ord Mountain Trail goes through one section of the mountains.https://www.drivingline.com/articles/exploring-the-ord-mountains-ord-mountain-trail-review/ Geography The range is approximately long, northeast of Apple Valley and miles southeast of Barstow. To the north is Daggett Ridge and the Newberry Mountains; northwest is Stoddard Ridge and Goat Mountain; to the west is Sidewinder Mountain; to the south is the North Lucerne Valley; to the southeast are the Fry Mountains; and to the east, the Rodman Mountains.
There are three main peaks: West Ord Mountain above sea level, at 34.6459719, -116.9061163; East Ord Mountain at 34.639102, -116.762657; and Ord Mountain at at 34.674967, -116.815186.https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?find=ord_mountains
Mining In the late 1800s, the area was part of the Ord Mountain Mining District.https://mojavedesert.net/history/pioneer/part-time-prospector-06.html In the early 1900s, about 500 tons of gold and silver ore were mined, and copper was mined during the World Wars.https://mojavedesert.net/desert-fever/ord.html Dozens of minerals have been noted here, including potential molybdenum assets.https://www.mindat.org/loc-210282.html; https://mojavedesert.net/desert-fever/san-bernardino-county.html
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