Trilobite Wilderness

Trilobite Wilderness
Sign welcoming visitors to the area
Map showing the location of Trilobite Wilderness
Map showing the location of Trilobite Wilderness
LocationMojave Trails National Monument,
San Bernardino County, California
Nearest cityChambless, California
Coordinates34°38′33″N 115°35′28″W / 34.64247°N 115.591234°W / 34.64247; -115.591234
Area37,308 acres (150.98 km2)
Established31 October 1994
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

Trilobite Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Marble Mountains of the eastern Mojave Desert in northeastern San Bernardino County, California. It is named for the large number of trilobite fossils that can be found within its boundaries. Aside from its paleontological significance, it is home to typical flora and fauna of the Mojave Desert, including a stable population of bighorn sheep and desert tortoise.[1][2] The area was created as an addition to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1994 as a part of the California Desert Protection Act.[3]

The site is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is one of six wilderness areas in Mojave Trails National Monument, established in 2016.

  1. ^ "Trilobite Wilderness". wilderness.net. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  2. ^ "Trilobite Wilderness | Bureau of Land Management". www.blm.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  3. ^ "Public Law 103-433". uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-28.