The Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in Riverside County in Southern California. The 5,575 acres (2,256 ha) wilderness is managed by the United States Forest Service in the San Bernardino National Forest.[1]
The summit of Cahuilla Mountain sits at 5604 feet (1708 m) and provides an excellent view of the nearby Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. A trail to the top winds through the chaparral, as well as groves of live oak and Jeffrey pine. Local wildlife include mountain lion, mountain and California quail, and the rare red diamond rattlesnake.[2]
The CahuillaMountainWilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in Riverside County in Southern California. The 5,575 acres (2,256 ha)...
includes seven wilderness areas: San Gorgonio, Cucamonga, San Jacinto, South Fork, Santa Rosa, CahuillaMountain and Bighorn Mountain. Forest headquarters...
Lake Cahuilla (/kəˈwiː.ə/ kə-WEE-ə; also known as Lake LeConte and Blake Sea) was a prehistoric lake in California and northern Mexico. Located in the...
as natural tanks. A portion of the ancient Lake Cahuilla shoreline is visible within this wilderness. The lake was a great body of freshwater once covering...
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 806 wilderness areas protecting 111,889,002 acres (174,826.566 sq mi; 452,798.73 km2) of federal land...
of Idyllwild-Pine Cove, Mountain Center, and Pinyon Pines are located in the San Jacinto Mountains. The indigenous Cahuilla live in the deserts around...
Antonio Garra attempted to bring Juan Antonio and the MountainCahuilla band into the Serrano, Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians independence revolt. The Garra...
George Barnard was hiking here with the Colorado Mountain Club. Inspired by a lake, he chanted a Cahuilla ghost dance song with the lyrics "terra toma",...
perimeter of the Whipple Mountains. The highest point of the mountains, and the Whipple MountainsWilderness is Whipple Mountain at 4,131 feet (1,259 m)...
canadensis cremnobates), a subspecies endemic to the Peninsular Ranges. The Cahuilla peoples own substantial acreage within the monument, are one of the managing...
Forest. (see CahuillaMountainWilderness) 20,217 acres (81.82 km2) in the San Bernardino National Forest. (see South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness) 2,149 acres...
Descanso, Palomar and Trabuco Ranger Districts. The Kumeyaay, Payómkawichum, Cahuilla, and Cupeño long inhabited various areas of the forest. They lived on various...
Indians Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians Fort Yuma Indian Reservation...
Alvarado Ranch Kabian Park Lake Cahuilla Recreation Area – a modern reservoir/lake named after the prehistoric Lake Cahuilla Lake Skinner Recreation Area...
little else is known about them. Later residents included the Serrano, the Cahuilla, and the Chemehuevi peoples. All three lived at times in small villages...
506 m) at San Gorgonio Mountain – the tallest peak in Southern California. The San Bernardinos form a significant region of wilderness and are popular for...
Dam, Vail Lake Kolb Creek Arroyo Seco Creek Wilson Creek Cahuilla Creek Hamilton Creek (Cahuilla Creek) Long Canyon Creek Cottonwood Creek Tule Creek Chihuahua...
received the river flow, a large freshwater lake called Lake Cahuilla formed. The last Lake Cahuilla covered much of the Imperial, Coachella and Mexicali Valleys...
Levi Boone Helm (January 28, 1828 – January 14, 1864) was an American mountain man, Old West gunfighter and serial killer known as the Kentucky Cannibal...
or wilderness areas, such as the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge. The plateau supports large herds of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Rocky Mountain Elk...
feet (610 to 910 m) elevation landscape, the Cahuilla Ethnobotanic Garden of the locally indigenous Cahuilla people, and focused areas of the Lower Colorado...
a water saver". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 8, 2012. "Lake Cahuilla: Recreation and Reliability". WaterCounts. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July...
to Match My Mountains, pp. 70–72, Berkley Books, New York, New York, 1982. ISBN 0-425-10544-X. Winkley, John W. Dr. John Marsh, Wilderness Scout, pp. 67–69...
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