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Mojave Desert
From Dirtopia, The Off-Road Encyclopedia
 Photo: Off-roaders playing on some Mojave sand dunes. | |
| Off-Road Information | |
| Other Names: | The Mojave, Mojave National Preserve |
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| Terrain: | desert |
| Off-Road Use: | Restricted trails and open use areas |
| Difficulty: | Easy to Moderate |
| Camping: | Depends on location |
| Geography | |
| County: | Mulitple |
| Nearest Cities: | Needles, CA, Goffs, CA |
| Map Links: | Google Map Yahoo Map |
| Satellite Map: | Google Satellite |
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| GPS Coords: | 35.112045,-115.425797 |
| Google Earth: | Mojave Road.kmz |
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The Mojave Desert is a large desert that is made up of a large portion of southern California and smaller parts of southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona. It is over 22,000 mi² (35,000 km²) in size. The topographical boundaries include the Tehachapi Mountains together with the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountain range. Elevations range from almost 12,000 ft at Charleston Peak down to Death Valley, which is below sea level.
There are many, many off-road trails and open-use areas throughout the Mojave Desert.
Off-Road Trails in the Mojave Desert
- Calico
- Dumont Dunes - Large sand dunes outside of Baker, CA
- El Mirage Dry Lake
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Ord Mountains Trail
- Daggett Wash Trail
- Rodman Mountains Trail
- Old Dale Road
- Brooklyn Mine Road
- Pinkham Canyon Trail
- Red Canyon Trail
- Fremont Peak
- Giant Rock
- Sunfair Dry Lake
- Mojave National Preserve
- Mojave Road
- Afton Canyon - These trails vary in length and take you past many cliffs and narrow canyons.
- East Lanfair Valley Trail
- New York Mountains Trail
- Macedonia Canyon Trail
- Nipton Desert Road
- Cima Dome Trail
- Ivanpah Mountains Trail
