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Most of the mountains were designated Wilderness in 1994, with motorized travel allowed on established roads only (“cherry-stemmed”). On the southern flank of the range lies the Chuckwalla Bench, an Area of Critical Environmental Concern ( ACEC ) as it is frequented by the threatened Desert Tortoise . Also common in the area is the Rosy Boa , Kangaroo Rat and, of course, the large lizard after which the mountains are named ( Chuckwalla ). The mountains have had many visitors over the millennia, as they are situated near heavily-traveled east-west routes and feature several sources of water, the most prominent being Corn Springs . Several successful Mines have been dug, including the Red Cloud, Aztec, and Granite. The Chuckwalla Mountains are a transition zone between the Colorado Desert and the Mojave Desert climatically and vegetationally. |
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