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Whipple Mountains Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map showing the location of Whipple Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Whipple Mountains Wilderness
LocationSan Bernardino County, California, United States
Nearest cityParker Dam, California
Coordinates34°18′52″N 114°24′40″W / 34.31450°N 114.411°W / 34.31450; -114.411[1]
Area76,122 acres (30,805 ha) [2]
Established1994
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

The Whipple Mountains Wilderness is a 76,122-acre (30,805 ha) wilderness administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Most of the Whipple Mountains are within the wilderness area. It is located in the northeastern Colorado Desert near the Colorado River. Lake Havasu and Lake Havasu City are 25 miles (40 km) to the North. Earp, California and Parker, Arizona are 20 miles (32 km) to the South. The Parker Dam is 8 miles (13 km) due east.

The western portion of the mountain range has pale green formations, differing from the eastern, steeply carved and striking brick-red volcanics. Landforms are diverse and range from valley floors and washes to steep-walled canyons, domed peaks, natural bridges, and eroded spires.

The mountains mark a major direction change of the north-south Colorado, as it changes directions to southeast, then southwest around the eastern perimeter of the range. The highest point of the mountains, and the Whipple Mountains Wilderness is Whipple Mountain at 4,131 feet (1,259 m).

  1. ^ "Whipple Mountains Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. ^ "Wilderness Acreage Breakdown for The Whipple Mountains Wilderness".

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