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| Page Type: Trip Report Location: California, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 35.44027°N / 115.9203°W Date Climbed/Hiked: Dec 31, 1969 | Page By: theronmoon Created/Edited: May 2, 2008 / May 2, 2008 Object ID: 400571 Hits: 129 Loading... Page Score: 86.25% - 1 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Overview
Turquoise Mountain is a desert peak that rises to the northeast of the highway stop of Baker. I first learned of this peak over 15 years ago when looking through Walt Wheelock's classic Desert Peaks Guide. In that book there is a picture of the tower covered summit of Turquoise from the road. Turquoise Mountain is mostly known for it's turquoise quarries.
I was able to visit the peak on a recent trip to Las Vegas for a crappy convention and some great air wreck chasing in Death Valley. Turquoise Mountain is located about 13 miles east of Baker. Take the Halloran offramp and turn north towards the peak on good road. It is about eight miles to the summit gates. This peak has incredible views of the central Mojave.External LinksWeather Underground for town of Baker. Images
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