Old Woman Mountains Wilderness

Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Aerial view of the Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Map of the state of California
Map showing the location of Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Map showing the location of Old Woman Mountains Wilderness
Old Woman Mountains Wilderness (the United States)
LocationMojave Desert,
San Bernardino County,
California U.S.
Nearest cityNeedles, California
Coordinates34°27′46″N 115°11′38″W / 34.46278°N 115.19389°W / 34.46278; -115.19389
Area163,120 acres (660.1 km2)
Established1994
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

Old Woman Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Old Woman Mountains of the eastern Mojave Desert. It is located south of Essex in San Bernardino County, California.

This 163,120-acre (660 km2)[1] wilderness was established in 1994, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

The 1975 discovery of the Old Woman Meteorite is located in the Old Woman Mountains and is the largest meteorite found in California and the second largest in the United States.[2]

  1. ^ BLM webpage on Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Accessed 31 Dec.2008
  2. ^ BLM webpage on Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Accessed 31 Dec.2008