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Ryan Mountain is a mountain in
Ryan Mountain is a mountain in Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, US National Park located in southeastern California, straddling north-central Riverside County, California, Riverside County and part of southern San Bernardino County, ...
. The trail to the peak is a strenuous hike, ascending in . Ryan Mountain is a popular attraction in the park, because it leads to panoramic views of Pinto Basin, Lost Horse Valley
Lost Horse Valley is a valley in Joshua Tree National Park. It has been called "the centerpiece of the park" because of the quality of its stands of Joshua tree
''Yucca brevifolia'' (also known as the Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and p ...
, Queen Valley, and Pleasant Valley. It is one of the locations in Joshua Tree that features abundant lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
populations. It is named after J.D. Ryan, a wealthy rancher and early mining operator in the park.
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* * {{coord, 33, 59, 10, N, 116, 08, 05, W, type:mountain_region:US-CA, format=dms, display=title Mountains of Southern California Mountains of Riverside County, California Joshua Tree National Park