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Mojave Trails National Monument

Mojave Trails National Monument is a large U.S. National Monument located in the state of California between Interstates 15 and 40. The park was created to preserve a wide variety of geological and cultural features including several titular trails - the Old Spanish Trail, the World War II-era Desert Training Center and Route 66. It partially surrounds the Mojave National Preserve. It was designated by President Barack Obama on February 12, 2016, along with Castle Mountains National Monument and Sand to Snow National Monument, also in southern California. It is under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management.

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National Monument1.8 million acresBLMCA
Official page at Bureau of Land Management ↗

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Monument
Managed byBureau of Land Management
StateCalifornia
Size1.8 million acres
National Conservation Lands idNLCS000320
Center point34.63° N, 115.44° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 32)

Boundary map

2 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Mojave Trails National Monument40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 1.27 inches of precipitationFebruary: 1.84 inches of precipitationMarch: 1.58 inches of precipitationApril: 0.61 inches of precipitationMay: 0.16 inches of precipitationJune: 0.05 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.08 inches of precipitationAugust: 0.60 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.70 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.57 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.50 inches of precipitationDecember: 1.63 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 47.0°F averageFebruary: 48.3°F averageMarch: 53.3°F averageApril: 58.8°F averageMay: 67.7°F averageJune: 78.0°F averageJuly: 82.6°F averageAugust: 81.6°F averageSeptember: 76.4°F averageOctober: 65.1°F averageNovember: 54.6°F averageDecember: 46.4°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 in2 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Mitchell Caverns, 23 miles from the center point at 4,350 feet, station USC00045721 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 11 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Monument · 9 mi
Castle Mountains National Monument
National Park · 16 mi
Joshua Tree National Park
National Preserve · 24 mi
Mojave National Preserve
National Register listings within 15 miles · 8 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for California

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  • Walkabout Northern California
    Tom Courtney, 2019
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  • Backpacking California
    Wilderness Press, 2019
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  • Coastal trails of Southern California
    Linda B. Mullally, 2018
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  • Hiking northern California
    Bubba Suess, 2017
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  • Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: Southern California
    Shawnte Salabert, 2017
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Mojave Trails National Monument?

1.8 million acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Mojave Trails National Monument?

The Bureau of Land Management.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

What state is Mojave Trails National Monument in?

California.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Mojave Trails National Monument?

A point inside the boundary is at 34.627° N, 115.442° W. Castle Mountains National Monument is 9 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

Which national parks are near Mojave Trails National Monument?

Castle Mountains National Monument (9 mi), Joshua Tree National Park (16 mi) and Mojave National Preserve (24 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Mojave Trails National Monument?

The National Register has 8 listings within 15 miles, including Goffs Schoolhouse and Piute Dry Corral.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the BLM National Conservation Lands layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Mojave Trails National Monument on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.