Cave Mountain

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Cave Mountain looms over Interstate 15 in the heart of the Mojave Desert, not far from the town of Baker. It does have caves, but they are more like rock shelters than true caverns, which form by dissolving limestone deep underground at the water table. The Mojave River has its headwaters nearby.

Source: geology.about.com/library/bl/peaks/blcavemtn.htm
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Coordinates:   35°4'46"N   116°18'26"W

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  • There is an error in that article. The headwaters of the Mojave River is located in the San Bernardino Mountains; it ends at Soda Lake, occasionally flowing into Silver Lake (dry), flowing north and east approximately 120 miles from where it begins.
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