The Shadow Mountains are located in the

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of eastern

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in the

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. The mountains lie in a generally north–south direction south of the Kingston Range and east of the

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and the Silurian Hills. An isolated peak named ''Shadow Mountain'' is located about six miles due east of the main chain of the range. It has a peak elevation of . The

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lies to the south and east.Map of the Mohave National Preserve, NPS
/ref> The Eastern Star Mine is located at the western edge of the range, and the Kingston Spring is found in the northwestern part of the mountains. The Shadow Mountains lie to the north of the small community of

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, next to

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References

* ''California Road and Recreation Atlas'', 2005, p. 97. Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of San Bernardino County, California {{SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub

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