Lobo Point Road

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	Lobo Point Road
	Tom Schweich

I doubt this little road has a name, or any other kind of official designation. However, as I use it to access a small point of rocks known as Lobo Point, I'll call it the Lobo Point Road.

Other articles:
• Gold Valley Mine Road: at Lobo Point Road;

Junction: Gold Valley Mine Road, turn right to Black Canyon Road and exit the area, turn left to Gold Valley Mine.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: April 1981;
View north northwest from Barber Mountain towards the Little Thorn Mountains and Granite Well.

Along the north face of Barber Mountain.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Looking toward Lobo Point.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Juniper along Lobo Point Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Verbena growing again after fire.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
General view north from near Lobo Point to the Little Thorn Mountains.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Yucca baccata resprouting from the roots.

One of the many Blue Yucca (Yucca baccata Torrey) that were resprouting from the roots.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Looking toward Lobo Point.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;
Desert Almond (Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray) resprounting after the Hackberry Complex Fire.

A Desert Almond (Prunus fasciculata (Torrey) A. Gray) resprouting from its roots after the Hackberry Complex Fire.

One leg of the "Y," turn southwest to enter the little valley near Lobo Point, continue west to continue towards Wild Horse Canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 84; Coll. No. 86, 28 Apr 1997; Coll. No. 87, 28 Apr 1997; 28 Apr 1997;
Mohave Sage (Salvia mohavensis) near Lobo Point
Mohave Sage (Salvia mohavensis) near Lobo Point

Coll. No. 84, Euphorbia schizoloba	Collection No. 86, Eriogonum fasciculatum var. polifolium	Collection No. 87, Salvia mohavensis	Collection No. 87, Salvia mohavensis	Collection No. 88, Ephedra nevadensis
Collection No. 88, Ephedra nevadensis

Just west of the road is a faulted rhyolite outcrop that forms a small canyon.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 200004270140;
Male Ephedra nevadensis in bloom near Lobo Point.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;
Looking northeast toward Little Thorn Mountains from Lobo Point

Looking northeast from the slopes of Lobo Point toward Gold Valley Mine, one could see numerous Junipers and a few Pinyons that did not burn, especially in the low places along washes.

In the middle ground, there are two Junipers that did not burn. These two Junipers were in a "parking lot" used when Merritt College camped here. Consequently, there were no shrubs around the Junipers to sustain the fire.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: November 1990; October 1992;
My first attempt at measuring a transect.
Valley of Lobo Point from the slope of Lobo Point.

The first transect I eer tried to measure was a little north of camp.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: in Apr 1980;

Locations: Barber Mountain.
Cliff at base of Barber Mountain

Barber Mountain to the south and east.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;
Juniper singed in the lower branches.

In the valley of Lobo Point, there is an informal campground. This is the location that Merritt College camped for many years. There is an old, scarred Juniper here. It's been shot, sawed, axed, and had every other manner insult. My contribution has been to eat lunch here at least once in every trip to the eastern Mojave, and to sit in the shade while enjoying the view of Lobo Point. I also confess to saving up the saving up the melt water in the cooler, and draining it somewhere in the drip line of the Juniper.

After all the other insults, the Juniper was only singed on the lower branches by the Hackberry Complex fire, and it looks as though the tree may survive yet another insult.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 at Lobo Point;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Most of the Pinyons and Junipers burned in the Valley of Lobo Point.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: in Apr 1980; in Apr 1980; April 1981; April 1982; April 1982; 15 Nov 1986; 1988 Desert Studies Field Trip; November 1990; Desert Studies Field Trip; October 1992; 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point; 1 Jun 2010; 28 May 2012;

Locations: Lobo Point.
The north face of Barber Mountain as seen from Lobo Point.

Lobo Point and Wild Horse Mesa seen from Barber Mountain.	My tent at Lobo Point.	Thunderstorm with virga.	Tom by the Medicine Wheel	Lobo Point and Medicine Wheel (1986).
The Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.	Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point	Medicine Wheel with Lobo Point.	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.	Lobo Point from the slopes of Barber Mountain	The camp at Lobo Point in 1982	Rachel in the door of our tent.
Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.	Medicine Wheel at Lobo Point.	My tent at Lobo Point.	My tent in the snow.	Snow at Lobo Point!
Lobo Point in the snow.	View of Lobo Point, 1 June 2010	Lobo Point, May 2012	Burned Pinyons and Junipers in this common view of Lobo Point.

View of Lobo Point.

One my favorite places for lunch is to sit in the informal campgound in the Valley of Lobo Point, and admire this view.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: in Apr 1980;
Ash bed used to correlate rock units on Lobo Point
Ash bed used to correlate rock units on Barber Mountain

In an assigned project, several of us worked on correlating rock units between Lobo Loint and Barber Mountain

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 near Lobo Point;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Panorama showing burned and unburned areas in the Valley of Lobo Point.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 198404010; 15 Nov 1986; November 1990; October 1992; near Lobo Point; Coll. No. 116; Coll. No. 117, 29 Apr 1997; Coll. No. 118; Coll. No. 122; 29 Apr 1997; 29 Apr 1997; Coll. No. 141, 3 Oct 1997; Coll No. 142; Coll. No. 143; Coll. No. 144; Coll. No. 145; Coll No. 146; Coll. No. 148; 20 Sep 1998; Coll. No. 157; Coll. No. 158; Coll. No. 160; Coll. No. 162; Coll. No. 164; Coll. No. 175; Coll. No. 177; Coll. No. 179; Coll. No. 225, 27 Apr 2000; Coll. No. 246; Coll. No. 276, 24 Apr 2001; Coll. No. 277; Coll. No. 278; Coll. No. 281; 1 Jun 2010; 28 May 2012; 18 Oct 2024 in Lobo Point Camp;

Locations: Lobo Point.
Golden Linanthus (Leptosiphon aureus ssp. aureus) at Lobo Point.

Camping at Lobo Point in November 1986.	Backlit vegetation at the Lobo Point Camp.	The truck at Lobo Point.	Lobo Point in the early morning (1998).	The Kitchen Juniper, 18 October 2024.
Standard-view of Lobo Point, from the kitchen area, 18 October 2024	Krameria erecta near Lobo Point.	Close-up of Krameria erecta flower.	Post-hike rehydration.	Truck in Lobo Point camp.
Ambrosia eriocentra in the wash at Lobo Point.	Leaf of Ambrosia eriocentra in the wash at Lobo Point.	I read PC Week to keep up with developments.	Lunch stop at Lobo Point.	Lunch stop at Lobo Point, May 2012
Lunch time view of Lobo Point, May 2012	Coll. No. 116, Eriophyllum pringlei	Coll. No. 116, Eriophyllum pringlei	Coll. No. 117, Eriastrum sparsiflorum	Coll. No. 117, Eriastrum sparsiflorum
Coll. No. 118, Eriophyllum wallacei	Coll. No. 118, Eriophyllum wallacei	Coll. No. 122, Chaenactis glabriuscula	Coll. No. 123	Coll. No. 124, Pectocarya setosa
Coll. No. 124, Pectocarya setosa	Coll. No. 124, Pectocarya setosa	Coll. No. 141, Amaranthus torreyi	Collection No. 142, Mirabilis multiflora ssp. pubescens	Coll. No. 143, Gutierrezia microcephala
Coll. No. 144, Gutierrezia sarothrae	Coll. No. 145, Sanvitalia abertii	Collection No. 146, Fallugia paradoxa	Collection No. 148 (Brickellia californica)	Coll. No. 157, Gutierrezia microcephala
Collection No. 160, Eriogonum fasciculatum ssp. polifolium	Collection No. 162, Oenothera californica ssp. avita	Collection No. 164, Verbena gooddingii, southwestern mock vervain.	Coll. No. 175, Packera multilobata	Collection No. 179, Symphoricarpos longiflorus, fragrant snowberry.
Coll. No. 225, Acmispon rigidus	Coll. no. 246, Bahiopsis parishii	Coll. No. 276, Leptosiphon aureus var. aureus	Coll. No. 277, Plagiobothrys arizonicus	Partially dissected head of Coll. No. 278, Eriophyllum wallacei
Coll. No. 281, Plantago patagonica

No Camping.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 198404010; 1985 Desert Studies; April 1985; 1986 Desert Studies; Desert Studies Field Trip;
Yours truly in the morning at Lobo Point.
Jennifer, Ron, & Gray at the kitchen truck.

Ed guards to guacamole.	Otto taking a drink.	Kitchen crew on the 1985 field trip.	Loading the truck at the end of the week.	Society of Friends of Jose Cuervo.
George and Anne.	Kirstin digging the hole for the outhouse.	Dan Rosen tries to cook a cold.	Establishing camp at Lobo Point.	Waiting for dinner.
Afternoon in camp.	Ed ('nuff said)	Me, Scott, and Julie at breakfast.	The kitchen truck in the snow.	The kitchen truck in the snow.

Valley of Lobo Point

Other articles:
• Field Notes: April 1985; 1986 Desert Studies; field trip;
Goodbye, Lobo Point! (Group photo when we are all packed up and ready to leave, 1985)
Goodbye Lobo Point! (1986).

Goodbye, Lobo Point! A collection of group photos.

Final Group Photo (1987).

One leg of the "Y," continue west to Wild Horse Canyon, south to the Valley of Lobo Point, or east to Gold Valley Mine Road and Black Canyon Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 18 Oct 2024;
The road is seriously deteriorated beyond this point.
Lobo Point to the south.

There are several road detours to avoid washouts.

Gate.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Desert Studies Field Trip;
Jean along the Lobo Point Road.

The road goes over a little hill just west of the gate.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 15-Oct-05 north of Lobo Point; 28 May 2012;
Lobo Point road, seven years after the Hackberry Complex Fire.
The road to Lobo Point from Wild Horse Canyon.

Wild Horse Canyon Road can just be seen at the extreme left in two little gray patches from the gravel the Park Service has spread on the road. The little dirt road coming diagonally across the photo is the road to Lobo Point. My plot in Salvia dorri was in the general vicinity of my 4Runner that is parked in the middle ground.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: March 1991; Apr 1995; Coll. No. 313, 26 May 2003; 15-Oct-05 north of Lobo Point; 28 May 2012; 28 May 2012; 18 Oct 2024;
"Road" transect with tape.
Location of my plot before it was put in.

Plot in October 2024, 19 years later.	Plot in October 2024, 19 years later.	Last view before removing stakes.	Last view before removing stakes.	Last view before removing stakes.
View of the rim from which I take "aerial" photos.	Location of my former plot in Salvia dorrii	Before and after photo.	Coll. No. 347, Cryptantha circumcissa

My (Former) Plot in Salvia dorrii.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: Coll. No. 176; 15-Oct-05 in Wild Horse Canyon;
• Salvia dorrii: 500100;
Insect galls(?) on Salvia dorrii leaves.
West end of road to Lobo Point.

Species Lists: Salvia dorrii

Golden Eagle in juniper along Lobo Point Road.

The first time I drove into Lobo Point there was a Golden Eagle sitting on top of a juniper along the road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: near Lobo Point; Coll. No. 90, 28 Apr 1997;
Escobaria vivipara along the road to Lobo Point.
Coll. No. 90, Eriastrum eremicum var. eremicum

Desert Wooly Star (Eriastrum eremicum) beside Lobo Point Road.

Other articles:
• Field Notes: 28 May 2012;
A couple of skinny cows.

Skinny cows on the bajada.

Other articles:
• Winkler's Cabin Road: at Wild Horse Cyn Rd and Lobo Pt Rd.;
• Wild Horse Canyon Road: at Lobo Point Rd and Winkler's Cabin Rd;

Junction:

Wild Horse Canyon Road.

Winkler's Cabin Road

If you have a question or a comment you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address.

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Date and time this article was prepared: 2/4/2025 11:44:42 AM