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Cottonwood Spring, Cottonwood Springs District, Cottonwood Mountains, Riverside County, California, USAi
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Cottonwood SpringSpring
Cottonwood Springs DistrictMining District
Cottonwood MountainsMountain Range
Riverside CountyCounty
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Mastodon Mine Ruins, 2015

Mastodon Mine, Cottonwood Spring, Cottonwood Springs District, Cottonwood Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Mastodon Mine Ruins, 2015

Mastodon Mine, Cottonwood Spring, Cottonwood Springs District, Cottonwood Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
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Mastodon Mine Ruins, 2015

Mastodon Mine, Cottonwood Spring, Cottonwood Springs District, Cottonwood Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 44' 11'' North , 115° 48' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.73666,-115.80978
GeoHash:
G#: 9mvxuttfk
GRN:
N23W69
Type:
Spring
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mortmar211 (2011)26.6km
Mecca8,577 (2014)30.8km
Thermal2,865 (2011)32.3km
Coachella44,635 (2017)34.2km
Indio87,533 (2017)37.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
295069
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:295069:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A spring located on the eastern margin of the Cottonwood Mountains, E of Cottonwood Canyon, in Joshua Tree National Park.

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