Chocolate Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 877 m (2,877 ft) |
Geography | |
Main location of Chocolate Mountains in California (a southeast portion abuts the Colorado River) [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
District | Imperial County |
Range coordinates | 33°28′N 115°35′W / 33.467°N 115.583°W |
Topo map | USGS Frink NE |
The Chocolate Mountains of California are located in Imperial and Riverside counties in the Colorado Desert of Southern California. The mountains stretch more than 60 miles (100 km) in a northwest to southeast direction, and are located east of the Salton Sea and south and west of the Chuckwalla Mountains and the Colorado River. To the northwest lie the Orocopia Mountains.