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Dead Mountains >> Map #38
Dead Mountains Wilderness
SIZE: 48,850 acres
LOCATION: San Bernardino County; 12 miles northwest of Needles, California
ACCESS: A popular access to the Dead Mountains is to hike south from the segment of the Mojave Road that parallels the Nevada State line, which also forms the northern boundary of the wilderness. To locate the Mojave Road, go approximately 16 miles north from Needles, California on River Road (PEW Road on 7.5 maps). Turn west at the rock cairn and travel up the wash.
