Black Mountain Wilderness

Black Mountain Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location	San Bernardino County, California, United States
Nearest city	Barstow, California
Coordinates	35°07′27″N 117°12′43″W / 35.12405556°N 117.2120667°W / 35.12405556; -117.2120667
Area	20,548 acres (83 km2)
Established	1994 (1994)
Governing body	U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management

Black Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area to the southwest of the Tiefort Mountains and Fort Irwin in the U.S. state of California. Established in 1994, the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.^[1]

The wilderness includes its namesake mesa Black Mountain in the northwestern section of the area, rising to an elevation of 3,941 feet (1201 m) from the Mojave Desert. Wildlife includes golden eagles and prairie falcons.^[2]

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