The Darwin Hills are a mountain range in
Inyo County
Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County is ...
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California
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[ situated near the ]Argus Range
The Argus Range is a mountain range located primarily in Inyo County, California, southeast of the town of Darwin. The range forms the western boundary of Panamint Valley, and the northwestern boundary of Searles Valley. The Coso Range is loc ...
, Panamint Range
The Panamint Range is a short rugged fault-block mountain range in the northern Mojave Desert, within Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, eastern California. A small part of the southern end of the range is in San Bernardino County. Dr. D ...
, and Inyo Mountains
The Inyo Mountains are a short mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California in the United States. The range separates the Owens Valley to the west from Saline Valley to the east, extending for approximately south-southeast f ...
. Darwin Falls and the Darwin Falls Wilderness are located in the Darwin Hills. They were named after Dr. Darwin French, a local rancher, miner and explorer. At , the summit of Ophir Mountain is the highest point of Darwin Hills.
See also
* North American desert flora
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Etymology
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* Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
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References
External links
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Official Darwin Falls Wilderness Area website
Bureau of Land Management: Darwin Falls Wilderness MAP
Darwin Falls Wilderness – Wilderness Institute
Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
Mountain ranges of Inyo County, California
Protected areas of Inyo County, California
Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
Bureau of Land Management areas in California
Mountain ranges of Southern California
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