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Coordinates: 35°3025N 116°1705W / 35.50694°N 116.28472°W / 35.50694; -116.28472
 

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Avawatz Mountains
Seen from the north, in Death Valley
Highest point
Elevation1,872.7 m (6,144 ft)
Geography
Avawatz Mountains is located in California
Avawatz Mountains

Avawatz Mountains

Location of the Avawatz Mountains in California[1]

CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictSan Bernardino County
Range coordinates35°30′25N 116°17′05W / 35.50694°N 116.28472°W / 35.50694; -116.28472
Topo mapUSGS Sheep Creek Spring

The Avawatz Mountains are located in San Bernardino County, California, in the Mojave Desert.

Name[edit]

There are several theories for the origin of the name Avawatz. It could be derived from the Mohave Indian term "Avi-Ahwat", or "red rock".[2] Alternatively, the name comes from the Southern Paiute word iva-wätz, meaning "white mountain sheep,"[3] or another Southern Paiute word, ávawatz, meaning "gypsum".[4]

Geography[edit]

The range lies to the west of State Route 127; between the Owlshead Mountains in the southern end of Death Valley National Park, and the Soda Mountains near the town of Baker. The range is at the intersection of the Garlock Fault and the Death Valley Fault Zone. As such, it is considered the southern end of the Walker Lane geologic trough.

Part of the Avawatz Mountain range lies in the National Training Center, which is part of the Fort Irwin Military Reservation, and is closed to the public.

The Avawatz Mountains reach an elevation of 1,872.7 meters (6,144 ft).

References[edit]

  • ^ Vredenburgh, Larry M., 1988, Geology and mineral resources of the Avawatz Mountains Resource Area in Jennifer L. Gregory and E. Joan Baldwin, Geology of the Death Valley Region, Annual field trip guide book Number 16 (Santa Ana: South Coast Geological Society) p. 304 - 344.
  • ^ California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. 1960. p. 17. GGKEY:403N5Z6QERG. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  • ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Avawatz_Mountains&oldid=1054039908"

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