Grass Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in San Bernardino County, California, near Ridgecrest. It mainly consists of low-lying hills and flat desert covered by vegetation typical of the Mohave Desert, like creosote bush, desert scrub, and isolated stands of Joshua trees. Fauna consists of the desert tortoise and the Mohave ground squirrel. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake borders the area to the east and a non-wilderness road bisects the area.[2][3]
| Grass Valley Wilderness | |
|---|---|
  Location in California  Location in United States | |
| Location | San Bernardino County, California |
| Nearest city | Ridgecrest, California |
| Coordinates | 35°18′N 117°18′W / 35.3°N 117.3°W |
| Area | 30,186 acres (12,216 ha) |
| Established | October 31, 1994 |
| Governing body | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office and was established as a part of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.[4]
References
edit- ^ Protected Area Profile for Grass Valley Wilderness Archived 2024-09-17 at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved September 17 2024.
- ^ "Grass Valley Wilderness | Bureau of Land Management". www.blm.gov. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Grass Valley Wilderness". The Sights and Sites of America. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "PUBLIC LAW 103-433—OCT. 31, 1994" (PDF). congress.gov. October 31, 1994. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.