Eastern Mojave Vegetation Lobo Point Road  
 

Tom Schweich  

Home Page  I doubt this little road has a name, or any other kind of official designation. However, as I use it to access a small point of rocks known as Lobo Point, I'll call it the Lobo Point Road.

Other articles:
• Gold Valley Mine Road:   at Lobo Point Road;  

Junction: Gold Valley Mine Road, turn right to Black Canyon Road and exit the area, turn left to Gold Valley Mine.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   April 1981;
Full Size ImageView north northwest from Barber Mountain towards the Little Thorn Mountains and Granite Well.  

Along the north face of Barber Mountain.

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• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageLooking toward Lobo Point.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageJuniper along Lobo Point Road.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageVerbena growing again after fire.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageGeneral view north from near Lobo Point to the Little Thorn Mountains.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageYucca baccata resprouting from the roots.  

One of the many Blue Yucca (Yucca baccata Torrey) that were resprouting from the roots.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageLooking toward Lobo Point.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageDesert Almond (Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray) resprounting after the Hackberry Complex Fire.  

A Desert Almond (Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray) resprouting from its roots after the Hackberry Complex Fire.
  One leg of the "Y," turn southwest to enter the little valley near Lobo Point, continue west to continue towards Wild Horse Canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 84;   Coll. No. 86, 28 Apr 1997;   Coll. No. 87, 28 Apr 1997;   28 Apr 1997;
Full Size ImageMohave Sage (Salvia mohavensis) near Lobo Point
Full Size ImageMohave Sage (Salvia mohavensis) near Lobo Point  

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Coll. No. 84, Euphorbia schizoloba
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Collection No. 86, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium
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Collection No. 87, Salvia mohavensis
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Collection No. 87, Salvia mohavensis
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Collection No. 88, Ephedra nevadensis
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Collection No. 88, Ephedra nevadensis
Just west of the road is a faulted rhyolite outcrop that forms a small canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  200004270140;
Full Size ImageMale Ephedra nevadensis in bloom near Lobo Point.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageLooking northeast toward Little Thorn Mountains from Lobo Point  

Looking northeast from the slopes of Lobo Point toward Gold Valley Mine, one could see numerous Junipers and a few Pinyons that did not burn, especially in the low places along washes.

In the middle ground, there are two Junipers that did not burn. These two Junipers were in a "parking lot" used when Merritt College camped here. Consequently, there were no shrubs around the Junipers to sustain the fire.

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• Field Notes:  November 1990;  October 1992;
Full Size ImageMy first attempt at measuring a transect.
Full Size ImageValley of Lobo Point from the slope of Lobo Point.  

The first transect I eer tried to measure was a little north of camp.

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• Field Notes:  in Apr 1980;

Locations: Barber Mountain.
Full Size ImageCliff at base of Barber Mountain  

Barber Mountain to the south and east.

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• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;
Full Size ImageJuniper singed in the lower branches.  

In the valley of Lobo Point, there is an informal campground. This is the location that Merritt College camped for many years. There is an old, scarred Juniper here. It's been shot, sawed, axed, and had every other manner insult. My contribution has been to eat lunch here at least once in every trip to the eastern Mojave, and to sit in the shade while enjoying the view of Lobo Point. I also confess to saving up the saving up the melt water in the cooler, and draining it somewhere in the drip line of the Juniper.

After all the other insults, the Juniper was only singed on the lower branches by the Hackberry Complex fire, and it looks as though the tree may survive yet another insult.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Full Size ImageMost of the Pinyons and Junipers burned in the Valley of Lobo Point.  

 

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• Field Notes:   in Apr 1980;  in Apr 1980;   April 1981;  April 1982;  April 1982;  15 Nov 1986;   1988 Desert Studies Field Trip;  November 1990;  Desert Studies Field Trip;  October 1992;  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;   1 Jun 2010;   28 May 2012;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Full Size ImageThe north face of Barber Mountain as seen from Lobo Point.  

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Lobo Point and Wild Horse Mesa seen from Barber Mountain.
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My tent at Lobo Point.
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Thunderstorm with virga.
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Tom by the Medicine Wheel
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Lobo Point and Medicine Wheel (1986).
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The Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.
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Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point
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Medicine Wheel with Lobo Point.
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Lobo Point Camp as seen from the top of Barber Mountain.
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Matt and Lobo Point in the morning.
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Faulted ash bed on Lobo Point.
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Lobo Point Camp from Lobo Point.
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Lobo Point from the slopes of Barber Mountain
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The camp at Lobo Point in 1982
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Rachel in the door of our tent.
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Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.
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Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.
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My tent at Lobo Point.
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My tent in the snow.
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Snow at Lobo Point!
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Lobo Point in the snow.
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View of Lobo Point, 1 June 2010
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Lobo Point, May 2012
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Burned Pinyons and Junipers in this common view of Lobo Point.
View of Lobo Point.

One my favorite places for lunch is to sit in the informal campgound in the Valley of Lobo Point, and admire this view.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  in Apr 1980;
Full Size ImageAsh bed used to correlate rock units on Lobo Point
Full Size ImageAsh bed used to correlate rock units on Barber Mountain  

In an assigned project, several of us worked on correlating rock units between Lobo Loint and Barber Mountain

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Full Size ImagePanorama showing burned and unburned areas in the Valley of Lobo Point.  

 

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  198404010;  15 Nov 1986;  November 1990;  October 1992;   near Lobo Point;  Coll. No. 116;  Coll. No. 117, 29 Apr 1997;  Coll. No. 118;  Coll. No. 122;   29 Apr 1997;   29 Apr 1997;   Coll. No. 141, 3 Oct 1997;   Coll No. 142;   Coll. No. 143;  Coll. No. 144;  Coll. No. 145;   Coll No. 146;  Coll. No. 148;  20 Sep 1998;  Coll. No. 157;  Coll. No. 158;  Coll. No. 160;  Coll. No. 162;  Coll. No. 164;  Coll. No. 175;  Coll. No. 177;  Coll. No. 179;   Coll. No. 225, 27 Apr 2000;   Coll. No. 246;  Coll. No. 276, 24 Apr 2001;  Coll. No. 277;  Coll. No. 278;   Coll. No. 281;   1 Jun 2010;   28 May 2012;   18 Oct 2024 in Lobo Point Camp;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Full Size ImageGolden Linanthus (Leptosiphon aureus ssp. aureus) at Lobo Point.  

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Camping at Lobo Point in November 1986.
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Backlit vegetation at the Lobo Point Camp.
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The truck at Lobo Point.
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Lobo Point in the early morning (1998).
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The Kitchen Juniper, 18 October 2024.
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Standard-view of Lobo Point, from the kitchen area, 18 October 2024
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Krameria erecta near Lobo Point.
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Close-up of Krameria erecta flower.
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Post-hike rehydration.
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Truck in Lobo Point camp.
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Ambrosia eriocentra in the wash at Lobo Point.
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Leaf of Ambrosia eriocentra in the wash at Lobo Point.
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I read PC Week to keep up with developments.
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Lunch stop at Lobo Point.
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Lunch stop at Lobo Point, May 2012
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Lunch time view of Lobo Point, May 2012
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Coll. No. 116, Eriophyllum pringlei
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Coll. No. 116, Eriophyllum pringlei
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Coll. No. 117, Eriastrum sparsiflorum
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Coll. No. 117, Eriastrum sparsiflorum
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Coll. No. 118, Eriophyllum wallacei
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Coll. No. 118, Eriophyllum wallacei
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Coll. No. 122, Chaenactis glabriuscula
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Coll. No. 123
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Coll. No. 124, Pectocarya setosa
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Coll. No. 124, Pectocarya setosa
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Coll. No. 124, Pectocarya setosa
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Coll. No. 141, Amaranthus torreyi
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Collection No. 142, Mirabilis multiflora ssp. pubescens
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Coll. No. 143, Gutierrezia microcephala
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Coll. No. 144, Gutierrezia sarothrae
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Coll. No. 145, Sanvitalia abertii
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Collection No. 146, Fallugia paradoxa
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Collection No. 148 (Brickellia californica)
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Coll. No. 157, Gutierrezia microcephala
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Collection No. 160, Eriogonum fasciculatum ssp. polifolium
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Collection No. 162, Oenothera californica ssp. avita
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Collection No. 164, Verbena gooddingii, southwestern mock vervain.
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Coll. No. 175, Packera multilobata
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Collection No. 179, Symphoricarpos longiflorus, fragrant snowberry.
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Coll. No. 225, Acmispon rigidus
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Coll. no. 246, Bahiopsis parishii
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Coll. No. 276, Leptosiphon aureus var. aureus
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Coll. No. 277, Plagiobothrys arizonicus
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Partially dissected head of Coll. No. 278, Eriophyllum wallacei
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Coll. No. 281, Plantago patagonica
No Camping.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  198404010;   1985 Desert Studies;   April 1985;  1986 Desert Studies;  Desert Studies Field Trip;
Full Size ImageYours truly in the morning at Lobo Point.
Full Size ImageJennifer, Ron, & Gray at the kitchen truck.  

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Ed guards to guacamole.
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Otto taking a drink.
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Kitchen crew on the 1985 field trip.
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Loading the truck at the end of the week.
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Society of Friends of Jose Cuervo.
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George and Anne.
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Kirstin digging the hole for the outhouse.
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Dan Rosen tries to cook a cold.
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Establishing camp at Lobo Point.
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Waiting for dinner.
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Afternoon in camp.
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Ed ('nuff said)
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Me, Scott, and Julie at breakfast.
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The kitchen truck in the snow.
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The kitchen truck in the snow.
Valley of Lobo Point

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   April 1985;  1986 Desert Studies;   field trip;
Full Size ImageGoodbye, Lobo Point! (Group photo when we are all packed up and ready to leave, 1985)
Full Size ImageGoodbye Lobo Point! (1986).  

Goodbye, Lobo Point! A collection of group photos.

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Final Group Photo (1987).
  One leg of the "Y," continue west to Wild Horse Canyon, south to the Valley of Lobo Point, or east to Gold Valley Mine Road and Black Canyon Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   18 Oct 2024;
Full Size ImageThe road is seriously deteriorated beyond this point.
Full Size ImageLobo Point to the south.  

There are several road detours to avoid washouts.

  Gate.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Desert Studies Field Trip;
Full Size ImageJean along the Lobo Point Road.  

The road goes over a little hill just west of the gate.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  15-Oct-05 north of Lobo Point;   28 May 2012;
Full Size ImageLobo Point road, seven years after the Hackberry Complex Fire.
Full Size ImageThe road to Lobo Point from Wild Horse Canyon.  

Wild Horse Canyon Road can just be seen at the extreme left in two little gray patches from the gravel the Park Service has spread on the road. The little dirt road coming diagonally across the photo is the road to Lobo Point. My plot in Salvia dorri was in the general vicinity of my 4Runner that is parked in the middle ground.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   March 1991;   Apr 1995;   Coll. No. 313, 26 May 2003;  15-Oct-05 north of Lobo Point;   28 May 2012;   28 May 2012;   18 Oct 2024;
Full Size Image"Road" transect with tape.
Full Size ImageLocation of my plot before it was put in.  

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Plot in October 2024, 19 years later.
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Plot in October 2024, 19 years later.
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Last view before removing stakes.
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Last view before removing stakes.
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Last view before removing stakes.
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View of the rim from which I take "aerial" photos.
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Location of my former plot in Salvia dorrii
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Before and after photo.
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Coll. No. 347, Cryptantha circumcissa
My (Former) Plot in Salvia dorrii.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:  Coll. No. 176;  15-Oct-05 in Wild Horse Canyon;
• Salvia dorrii:  500100;
Full Size ImageInsect galls(?) on Salvia dorrii leaves.
Full Size ImageWest end of road to Lobo Point.

Species Lists: Salvia dorrii  

 

Full Size ImageGolden Eagle in juniper along Lobo Point Road.  
The first time I drove into Lobo Point there was a Golden Eagle sitting on top of a juniper along the road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   near Lobo Point;  Coll. No. 90, 28 Apr 1997;
Full Size ImageEscobaria vivipara along the road to Lobo Point.
Full Size ImageColl. No. 90, Eriastrum eremicum var. eremicum  

Desert Wooly Star (Eriastrum eremicum) beside Lobo Point Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes:   28 May 2012;
Full Size ImageA couple of skinny cows.  

Skinny cows on the bajada.

Other articles:
• Winkler's Cabin Road:   at Wild Horse Cyn Rd and Lobo Pt Rd.;
• Wild Horse Canyon Road:   at Lobo Point Rd and Winkler's Cabin Rd;  

Junction:
  • Wild Horse Canyon Road.
  • Winkler's Cabin Road
If you have a question or a comment you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address.  


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Date and time this article was prepared: 11/3/2024 5:23:05 PM