| Hollow Hills Wilderness | |
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| Location | San Bernardino County, California |
| Nearest city | Baker, California |
| Coordinates | 35°22′19″N 116°01′59″W / 35.372°N 116.033°W |
| Area | 22,366 acres (9,051 ha) |
| Established | October 31, 1994 |
| Governing body | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
Hollow Hills Wilderness is a 22,366-acre wilderness area located near Baker, California in the Mohave Desert. The area is located within a large bajada that slopes downward toward Silver Lake, a dry lakebed. In the east, hills rise up toward the Turquoise Mountains. The vegetation consists of creosote bush scrub, desert holly, scale scrub, and desert wildflowers. Desert tortoise, Mohave fringe-toed lizard, and colorful birds like the vermilion flycatcher inhabit the desert landscape.[1][2]
The land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management Barstow Field Office and was established as part of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.[2][3]
- ^ "Visit Wilderness". wilderness.net. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ a b Leuschel, Nanette (November 6, 2014). "Hollow Hills" (PDF). CalWild.org.
- ^ "PUBLIC LAW 103-433—OCT. 31, 1994" (PDF). congress.gov. October 31, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.