The Rice Valley Wilderness is a

wilderness area Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...

near Blythe and

Rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

in the

Mojave Desert The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily ...

region of

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

, managed by the Bureau of Land Management.Rice Valley Wilderness
Bureau of Land Management The 41,777-acre wilderness includes portions of the

Big Maria Mountains The Big Maria Mountains are located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, near the Colorado River and Arizona. The range lies between Blythe and Vidal, and west of U.S. Route 95 in California and east of Midland. The mountains ...

, along with a stretch of sand dunes that is part of one of the state's largest dune systems. Congress designated the area as part of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act.Rice Valley Wilderness
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References

* * Sand Dune locations, north of

& southwest of the

Riverside Mountains The Riverside Mountains are a mountain range in Riverside County, California. The town of Vidal, California is located in the West Riverside Mountains. Geography The Riverside Mountains are in the Colorado Desert, in the Lower Colorado River V ...

, southeast Rice Valley, a wind stricture point: (BLM map for Riverside Mountains Wilderness, northwest Big Maria's map)

Bureau of Land Management areas in California Wilderness areas of California Protected areas of Riverside County, California {{RiversideCountyCA-geo-stub