Eastern Mojave Vegetation | Cowtrack Mountain Road, Mono County, California |
Tom Schweich |
The is not really a Cowtrack Mountain Road. This is more of a route, than a single road. There is a Forest Service Road 1N06 that leaves California Highway 120 along this route. However, it is not clear how much of this route is comprised by Forest Service roads. | |
Locations:
Mono Lake.
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End of Road, top of Cowtrack Mountain. |
Junction: Road north to Cowtrack Spring. At the bottom of the hill the road north goes to Cowtrack Spring. | |
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Locations:
Cowtrack Mountain.
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Cross small divide into Cowtrack Spring drainage. | |
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Cowtrack Mountain.
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This flat area near the top of Cowtrack Mountain is several miles long by more than a mile wide. |
Junction: Road northwest. This road goes northwest, then turns west to a rim overlooking Indian Spring. | |
Cross small divide. To the north, drainage is into Mono Lake basin. To the south, through Granite Basin into Adobe Valley. | |
Junction at Water Tank. Cowtrack Mountain Road turns northwest and climbs out of Granite Basin. | |
A portion of Cowtrack Mountain Road |
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Calochortus beside the road. |
Top of mountain | |
Locations:
Glass Mountain.
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View of Glass Mountain to the south. |
Locations:
Cowtrack Mountain.
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View to the southwest, back towards California Highway 120. |
Switchback | |
Junction: Forest Road 01S172, McPherson Grade | |
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Junction: California Highway 120 |
View of Cowtrack Mountain Road from CA Hwy 120 |
View of the southern portion of Cowtrack Mountain Road from California Highway 120. |
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Date and time this article was prepared: 9/22/2024 4:37:50 PM |