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Stepladder Mountains Wilderness
Nat'l Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area

Stepladder Mountains Wilderness

Arizona · AZ

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The Stepladder Mountains are located in southeastern California in the United States. The range, found in San Bernardino County, is home to the 84,199-acre (approximate) Stepladder Mountains Wilderness, which protects the Desert tortoise, California's state reptile. The mountains are located east of the Old Woman Mountains and north of the Turtle Mountains, about 29 miles (47 km) southeast of the town of Essex.

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