Coso Range Wilderness
The Coso Range Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in California in the northern end of the Coso Range.
| Coso Range Wilderness | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) | |
Location in California Location in United States | |
| Location | Inyo County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 36.265794°N 117.850474°W |
| Area | 49,296 acres (199.49 km2) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
The area was designated as wilderness by the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 and contains Joshua trees, creosote, and cactus as well as old mining areas.
The wilderness is bounded to the south and east by Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.
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