Joshua Tree National Park

The Morongo Basin is an endorheic basin and valley region located in eastern San Bernardino County, in Southern California. The Morongo basin is part of the Inland Empire region, and is considered to be the easternmost portion of the Greater Los Angeles Area, the 2nd largest metropolitan region in the United States.

Joshua Tree is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2010 census. At approximately 2,700 feet (820 meters) above sea level, Joshua Tree and its surrounding communities are located in the High Desert of California. The center of the business district in Joshua Tree is on California State Route 62.

The World Famous Crochet Museum is a museum in Joshua Tree, California displaying many crocheted items collected by Shari Elf. Founded in 2006, it is a popular roadside attraction and is free to enter.

Sunfair is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, within San Bernardino County, California. The community is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Joshua Tree. State Route 62 traverses the area south of Sunfair in an east–west direction. Sunfair lies near the northern border of Joshua Tree National ParkThe community is served by the Morongo Unified School District.The Hi-Desert Medical Center is located here.

Copper Mountain College (CMC) is a public community college in Joshua Tree, California. It was accredited in 2001 as the 108th such institution in the state. CMC offers a total of 24 different certificates and degrees.

KDGL (106.9 FM, "The Eagle") is a classic hits /classic rock station serving the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin markets of inland Southern California. Artists featured on the station include Aerosmith, The Beatles, Boston (band), Jim Croce, The Eagles, Foreigner, Billy Joel, Elton John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Fleetwood Mac, Styx, The Steve Miller Band, and many others. KDGL's studios are located at 1321 North Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs, California. KDGL's main transmitter is located on the southeast corner of Yucca Valley, California, just north of Joshua Tree National Park.

KCLZ (95.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a mainstream rock music format, simulcasting KCLB 93.7 FM Coachella, California. Licensed to Twentynine Palms, California, United States, the station is currently owned by Alpha Media LLC, through licensee Alpha Media Licensee LLC.On September 22, 2016, KCLZ was granted a Federal Communications Commission construction permit to increase the effective radiated power to 6,000 watts.

KCDZ (107.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary format, licensed to Twentynine Palms, California, United States, the station serves the Twentynine Palms area. The station is currently owned by Morongo Basin Broadcasting Corporation, has been in operation for twenty five years, and features programming from Westwood One.

KXCM 96.3 FM is a radio station licensed to Joshua Tree, California. The station broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Copper Mountain Broadcasting Company.

The Bartlett Mountains are a mountain range in San Bernardino County, California. The range lies just northwest of Joshua Tree.

Eureka Peak is a mountain in the Black Rock Canyon region of Joshua Tree National Park in the U.S. state of California. The peak is the 4th highest summit in the park after Quail Mountain, Queen Mountain and Inspiration Peak. The Eureka Peak Road, an unpaved dirt road, leads up to the summit from Upper Covington Flat and is drivable by 4-wheel drive vehicles under suitable conditions. Mountain biking is also very popular on this peak. An alternative route, the Eureka Peak Trail, branches off the California Riding and Hiking Trail and ascends the peak from the north. The upper slopes of the mountain may occasionally see snow in winter.

The Keys Ranch is the prime example of early settlement in the Joshua Tree National Park area. Bill Keys was the area's leading character, and his ranch is a symbol of the resourcefulness of early settlers. The ranch is an extensive complex of small frame buildings built between 1910 and Keys' death in 1964. Keys pursued both ranching and mining to make a living in the desert.William F. Keys was born at Palisade, Nebraska, in 1879. After working as a ranch hand and smelter worker, he was a deputy sheriff in Mohave County, Arizona. During a time in Death Valley, he befriended Death Valley Scotty, becoming involved in a swindle that resulted in the so-called "Battle of Wingate Pass". He arrived in the Twentynine Palms, California area in 1910. In the area that became Joshua Tree National Park, he became acquainted with local outlaw and cattle rustler Jim McHaney, taking care of him in declining health. Keys eventually took over McHaney's properties after McHaney's death, gradually expanding what became the Desert Queen, its name borrowed from the nearby Desert Queen Mine.Keys married Francis M. Lawton in 1918, and they had seven children together, three of whom died and were buried at the ranch. During a dispute over the Wall Street Mill, Keys shot and killed Worth Bagley. Keys was convicted of murder and went to San Quentin Prison, where Keys educated himself in the library. Keys was paroled in 1950 and was pardoned in 1956 through the efforts of Erle Stanley Gardner, author of the Perry Mason novels.Mining equipment at the ranch includes an arrastra and a stamp mill for ore processing. Other buildings include an adobe barn, a schoolhouse, a tack shed, machine shed, cemetery and a variety of houses and cabins. Park rangers provide guided walking tours of the ranch from October through May. Tours are limited in size and should be booked in advance.