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To the northwest is the Cima volcanic field, which contains Cima Dome at 5,745 feet (1,751 m) above sea level, a prominent landmark along I-15. Cima is also home to one of the densest Yucca brevifolia forests in California, located in the Cima Dome.
Cima volcanic field is a volcanic field in San Bernardino County, California, close to the border with Nevada. [3] [4] The volcanic field covers a surface area of 600 km 2 (230 sq mi) within the Mojave National Preserve west of the Cima Dome and consists of about 40 volcanic cones with about 60 lava flows.
The preserve surrounds Providence Mountains State Recreation Area and Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, which are both managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Impressive Joshua tree forests are found in parts of the preserve. The forest covering Cima Dome and the adjacent Shadow Valley is the largest and densest in the ...
The focus of the effort is on restoring an area in the preserve called Cima Dome, where 1.3 million Joshua trees burned in 2020 in the Dome Fire. Scientists have determined Cima Dome is a climate ...
In 2020, the Cima Dome fire killed as many as 1.3 million of the plants across more than 40,000 acres of California desert, including a large portion of Mojave National Preserve. This story ...
Fire crews continued to battle the Dome Fire in the Cima Dome area of the Mojave National Preserve in California on Tuesday, August 18, with the fire estimated to have burned approximately 44,248 ...
The 2020 Dome Fire was a large and ecologically destructive wildfire in the Mojave National Preserve in California's San Bernardino County.Caused by a lightning strike on August 15, the fire began near Cima Dome (a geological formation for which the fire was named) and exhibited rapid growth over the following 36 hours, aided by weather conditions and a lack of available firefighting resources.
State (California Department of Parks and Recreation) One of the largest mainland breeding grounds for the northern elephant seal. [3] Anza-Borrego Desert: 1974: Imperial, Riverside, San Diego: State (California Department of Parks and Recreation)