Orocopia Mountains
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Orocopia Mountains
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,117 m (3,665 ft) |
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 location of Orocopia Mountains in California
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| District | Riverside County |
| Range coordinates | 33°34′00″N 115°46′33″W / 33.56667°N 115.77583°WCoordinates: 33°34′00″N 115°46′33″W / 33.56667°N 115.77583°W |
| Topo map | USGS Orocopia Canyon |
The Orocopia Mountains are located in Riverside County in southern California, United States, east of the Coachella Valley, west of the Chuckwalla Mountains, and south of Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert. The range lies in an east-west direction, and is approximately 18 miles long. The Orocopia Mountains are north of and overlooking the Salton Sea and south of Joshua Tree National Park, with the Chocolate Mountains to the southeast and the scenic Mecca Hills just northwest.
The area is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) designated and managed Orocopia Mountains Wilderness Area. The Orocopia Mountains are in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, adjacent to the Lower Colorado River Valley region. Just to the north is the Mecca Hills Wilderness Area.
The Wilderness Area includes some remnant natural spring fed oasis with the only California native palm, Washingtonia filifera or the California Fan Palm.
The Bradshaw Trail passed through the mountains, the first recorded route to the Colorado River from Riverside, California.
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