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See also: Lobo Point and North Wild Horse Mesa. Woods Mountains.

Latitude: 35.052961 Longitude: -115.42424 (° decimal)
Elevation: 1532m.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Lobo Point Road: in the Valley of Lobo Point;  in the Valley of Lobo Point;  52490;  at the camp site; 
• Wild Horse Canyon Road - Mojave National Preserve: at Lobo Point;  Lobo Point; 
• Climate of the Eastern Mojave Desert: 32400;  32800; 
• Frequently Asked Questions: Lobo Point; 
• Field Notes: in Apr 1980;  in Apr 1980;  April 1981;  April 1982;  April 1982;  198404010;  1985 Desert Studies;  April 1985;  1986 Desert Studies;  15 Nov 1986;  field trip;  1988 Desert Studies Field Trip;  24 October 1988;  Desert Studies Field Trip;  March 1991;  October 1992;  20 Sep 1998;  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;  15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;  15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;  28 Nov 2009;  28 May 2012;  18 Oct 2024;  18 Oct 2024;  18 Oct 2024 in Lobo Point Camp; 
• Portfolio of Maps: in January 1996;  in December 2006;  in August 2008; 
• Eastern Mojave Geology -- A Botanist's View: Introduction;  at Lobo Point;  560000; 
• Summaries of Literature About the Mid Hills.: 10100;  20100;  Vegetation of Caruthers Canyon; 
• The Vegetation of Lobo Point and North Wild Horse Mesa, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, California.: Introduction;  40400;  Checksheets;  Summary of Data Set;  50200;  50800;  51200;  51800;  52000;  60400;  60800;  61200;  Summary; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• McCurry, Michael O. 1985. The Petrology of the Woods Mountains Volcanic Center, San Bernardino County, California. Ph. D. Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles..
• McCurry, Michael. 1988. Geology and Petrology of the Woods Mountains Volcanic Center, Southeastern California: Implications for the Genesis of Peralkaline Rhyolite Ash Flow Tuffs. Journal of Geophysical Research. 93(B12):14,835-14,855.
• Perry, Loren E. 1977. Opalite in the Providence Mountains, a visit to Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall. Lapidary Journal. 31(7):1586-1590.
• Reynolds, Robert E. and Jennifer Reynolds. 1995. Ancient Surfaces of the East Mojave Desert: A volume and field trip guide prepared in conjunction with the 1995 Desert Research Symposium,. San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly. 42(3). {TAS}

Lobo Point and Wild Horse Mesa seen from Barber Mountain.	My tent at Lobo Point.	View of Opal Wash from the ridge south of Lobo Point.	Jennifer, Ron, & Gray at the kitchen truck.	Kitchen crew on the 1985 field trip.
Goodbye, Lobo Point! (Group photo when we are all packed up and ready to leave, 1985)	Goodbye Lobo Point! (1986).	Camping at Lobo Point in November 1986.	"Lydia & Tom at the cocktail hour at Point Lobo, November 15, 1986" in Lydia's handwriting.	Tom by the Medicine Wheel
Lobo Point and Medicine Wheel (1986).	The Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.	Lobo Point and Wild Horse Mesa seen from Barber Mountain (1987).	Final Group Photo (1987).	Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point
"Barber Mountain, October 24, 1988" in Lydia's handwriting.	Tom at Lobo Point Camp.	Lobo Point in October 1988.	View west of the camp site in October 1988.	"Road" transect with tape.
Establishing camp at Lobo Point.	Backlit vegetation at the Lobo Point Camp.	The truck at Lobo Point.	Medicine Wheel with Lobo Point.	My first attempt at measuring a transect.
Lobo Point in the early morning (1998).	View up the canyon to Lobo Point.	Lobo Point to the south.	The Kitchen Juniper, 18 October 2024.	Standard-view of Lobo Point, from the kitchen area, 18 October 2024
Lobo Point Camp as seen from the top of Barber Mountain.	Matt and Lobo Point in the morning.	Faulted ash bed on Lobo Point.	Lobo Point Camp from Lobo Point.	Fault on the northwest face of Lobo Point
Lunch group.	Lobo Point from the slopes of Barber Mountain	The camp at Lobo Point in 1982	Post-hike rehydration.	Waiting for dinner.
Afternoon in camp.	Ed ('nuff said)	Me, Scott, and Julie at breakfast.	Rachel in the door of our tent.	Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.
Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.	My tent in the snow.	Snow at Lobo Point!	Lobo Point in the snow.	The kitchen truck in the snow.
The kitchen truck in the snow.	Jean along the Lobo Point Road.	Lobo Point, May 2012	Lunch stop at Lobo Point, May 2012	Lunch time view of Lobo Point, May 2012
Looking toward Lobo Point.	Looking toward Lobo Point.	Most of the Pinyons and Junipers burned in the Valley of Lobo Point.	Burned Pinyons and Junipers in this common view of Lobo Point.	Panorama showing burned and unburned areas in the Valley of Lobo Point.
Lobo Point in the early morning.	Sunset at Lobo Point after a rainstorm.	Location of Lobo Point.	Location of Lobo Point.	Location of Lobo Point.

Species collected at or near this location.

This list summarizes plants collected or observed at this specific, named location. It does not include plants collected or observed at nearby named or unnamed locations. It may be more instructive to use the Area Lists that contain this location.

• TAS – The plant was collected by Tom Schweich.
• Oth – The plant was collected by someone, but not Tom.
• Obs – The plant was observed, but not collected.

Dryopteridaceae

Woodsia. (TAS)

Cupressaceae

Juniperus osteosperma (Torrey) Little. Utah Juniper (TAS)

Ephedraceae

Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson. Nevada Ephedra (TAS+Obs)

Ephedra viridis Cov. Green Ephedra (TAS+Obs)

Pinaceae

Pinus monophylla Torrey & Fremont. Single Leaf Pinyon Pine (TAS)

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. Torrey's Amaranthus (TAS)

Anacardiaceae

Rhus trilobata Nutt. Squawbush (TAS)

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias erosa Torrey. Desert Milkweed (TAS)

Asteraceae

Anthemideae

Artemisiinae

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Silver Wormwood (TAS)

Astereae

Baccharidinae

Baccharis sergiloides A. Gray. Squaw Waterweed (TAS)

Gutiereziinae

Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) A. Gray. Threadleaf Snakeweed (TAS)

Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britton & Rusby. Broom Snakeweed (TAS)

Pentachaetinae

Ericameria cooperi (A. Gray) H. M. Hall. Cooper's Goldenbush (Obs)

Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie. Wedgeleaf Goldenbush (TAS)

Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urb. & J. Wussow. Narrowleaf Goldenbush (TAS+Obs)

Solidagininae

Chrysothamnus. Rabbitbrush (Obs)

Chaenactideae

Chaenactis glabriuscula DC. glabriuscula. Yellow Pincushion (TAS)

Eupatorieae

Brickellia californica (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray. California Brickelbush (TAS)

Heliantheae

Ambrosiinae

Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne. Wooly Bur-Sage (TAS)

Hymenoclea salsola Torr. & A. Gray. Cheese Bush (Obs)

Helianthinae

Bahiopsis parishii (Greene) E. E. Schill. & Panero. Parish's Golden Eye (TAS)

Zinniinae

Sanvitalia abertii A. Gray. Abert's Sanvitalia (TAS)

Madieae

Baeriinae

Eriophyllum pringeli A. Gray. Pringle's Woolly Sunflower (TAS)

Eriophyllum wallacei (A. Gray) A. Gray. Woolly Easter Bonnets (TAS)

Senecioneae

Packera multilobata (Torr. & A. Gray) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve. Lobeleaf Groundsel (TAS)

Tetradymia stenolepis E. Greene. Mojave Cottonthorn (Obs)

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha circumscissa (Hook. & Arn.) I. M. Johnst. Cushion Cryptantha (TAS)

Pectocarya setosa A. Gray. Moth Combseed (TAS)

Phacelia pedicellata A. Gray. Specter Phacelia (TAS)

Phacelia perityloides Coville jaegeri Munz. Cliff Phacelia (TAS)

Plagiobothrys arizonicus (A. Gray) A. Gray. Arizona Popcornflower (TAS)

Cactaceae

Echinocereus engelmannii (Engelm.) Lemaire. Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus (Obs)

Escobaria vivipara (Nutt.) Buxb. Beehive Cactus (Obs)

Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. Bigelow coloradensis L. Benson. Buckhorn Cholla (Obs)

Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & J. Bigelow. Beavertail Cactus (Obs)

Caprifoliaceae

Symphoricarpos longiflorus A. Gray. Fragrant Snowberry (TAS)

Chenopodiaceae

Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. canescens. Four-wing Saltbush (Obs)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia schizoloba Engelm. Mojave Spurge (TAS)

Fabaceae

Acacia greggii A. Gray. Catclaw (TAS+Obs)

Acmispon rigidus (Benth.) Brouillet. Desert Rock Pea (TAS)

Krameriaceae

Krameria erecta Schultes. Pima Rhatany (TAS+Obs)

Lamiaceae

Salazaria mexicana Torrey. Mexican Bladder Sage (Obs)

Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia (TAS)

Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams pilosa (A. Gray) J. L. Strachan & Rev. Purple Sage (TAS)

Salvia mohavensis E. Greene. Mohave Sage (TAS)

Malvaceae

Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray. Apricot Mallow (Obs)

Sphaeralcea ambigua A. Gray rugosa Kearney. Desert Globemallow (TAS)

Nyctaginaceae

Mirabilis laevis (Benth.) Curran villosa (Kellogg) Spellenb. Wishbone Bush (TAS)

Mirabilis multiflora (Torrey) A. Gray pubescens S. Watson. Colorado Four O'clock (TAS)

Oleaceae

Menodora scoparia A. Gray. Desert Olive (TAS)

Onagraceae

Oenothera californica (S. Watson) S. Watson avita Klein. California Evening Primrose (TAS)

Papaveraceae

Eschscholzia glyptosperma E. Greene. Desert Gold Poppy (TAS)

Plantaginaceae

Keckiella antirrhinoides (Benth.) Straw microphylla (A. Gray) N. Holmgren. Yellow Bush Penstemon (TAS)

Penstemon eatonii A. Gray eatonii. Eaton's Firecracker (TAS)

Plantago patagonica Jacq. Woolly Plantain (TAS)

Polemoniaceae

Eriastrum eremicum (Jeps.) H. Mason eremicum. Desert Woollystar (TAS)

Eriastrum sparsiflorum (Eastw.) H. Mason. Great Basin Woollystar (TAS)

Leptosiphon aureus (Nutt.) Benth. ex E. Vilm. aureus. (TAS)

Loeseliastrum matthewsii (A. Gray) S. Timbrook. Desert Calico (Obs)

Polygonaceae

Chorizanthe. Spineflower (Obs)

Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. polifolium (A. DC.) Torrey & A. Gray. California Buckwheat (TAS)

Eriogonum wrightii Torr. ex Benth. Bastardsage (TAS)

Ranunculaceae

Delphinium parishii A. Gray parishii A. Gray. Parish's Larkspur (TAS)

Rosaceae

Amygdaloideae

Amygdaleae

Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray. Desert Almond (TAS+Obs)

Kerrieae

Coleogyne ramosissima Torrey. Blackbrush (TAS)

Dryadoideae

Dryadeae

Purshia mexicana (D. Don.) S. L. Welsh stansburyana (Torrey) S. L. Welsh. Stansbury's cliffrose (Obs)

Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. glandulosa (Curran) M. E. Jones. Desert Bitterbrush (TAS)

Rosoideae

Colurieae

Fallugia paradoxa (D. Don) Endl. Apache Plume (TAS)

Rubiaceae

Galium munzii Hilend & J. T. Howell. Munz's Bedstraw (TAS)

Rutaceae

Thamnosma montana Torrey & Fremont. Turpentine Broom (Obs)

Solanaceae

Lycium. Desert Thorn (TAS)

Lycium cooperi A. Gray. Cooper's Box Thorn (TAS)

Nicotiana obtusifolia Martens & Galeotti. Desert Tobacco (TAS)

Physalis acutifolia (Miers) Sandw. Sharpleaf Ground Cherry (TAS)

Verbenaceae

Verbena gooddingii Briq. Southwestern Mock Vervain (TAS)

Zygophyllaceae

Larrea tridentata (DC) Cov. Creosote Bush (Obs)

Asparagaceae

Agavoideae

Agaveae

Yucca schidigera K. E. Ortgies. Mohave Yucca (Obs)

Interesting collections made at or near this location:

• Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams
• Tom Schweich 176 5/29/1999

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M,
N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:01:30 PM, 4/4/2026.