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Desert
Despite the comprehensive California Desert Protection Act, which protected over seven million acres of wilderness, the California desert still contains approximately 900,000 acres of wilderness-caliber lands. From the southern end of Death Valley National Park to the Mexican border, from the Colorado River to the Western Mojave, these desert areas include rugged peaks and ranges, sloping bajadas, magnificent sand dunes and lakebeds. Desert tortoise habitat as well as that for desert bighorn sheep is found in several areas. Wilderness designation will provide protection for these truly unique components of the California deserts.
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Avawatz Mountains Potential Wilderness
Cady Mountains Potential Wilderness
Death Valley National Park Potential Wilderness Additions
Great Falls Basin Potential Wilderness
Iron Mountains Potential Wilderness
Joshua Tree National Park Potential Wilderness Additions
Kingston Range Potential Wilderness Additions
Soda Mountains Potential Wilderness
Also in this region:
Amboy Crater Potential Wilderness
Inyo Mountains Potential Wilderness Additions
Malpais Mesa Potential Wilderness Additions
Ship Mountains Potential Wilderness
Slate Range Potential Wilderness
Sleeping Beauty Potential Wilderness
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
