Bicycle Lake
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Bicycle Lake is a dry lake
in the Mojave Desert
of San Bernardino County, California
, 60 km (37.3 mi) northeast of Barstow
. The lake is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 3 km (1.9 mi) at its widest point.
Bicycle Lake is on federal lands and contains the Bicycle Lake Army Airfield
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Dry lake
Dry lakes are ephemeral lakebeds, or a remnant of an endorheic lake. Such flats consist of fine-grained sediments infused with alkali salts. Dry lakes are also referred to as alkali flats, sabkhas, playas or mud flats...
in the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
of San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,035,210, up from 1,709,434 as of the 2000 census...
, 60 km (37.3 mi) northeast of Barstow
Barstow, California
Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 22,639 at the 2010 census, up from 21,119 at the 2000 census. Barstow is located north of San Bernardino....
. The lake is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 3 km (1.9 mi) at its widest point.
Bicycle Lake is on federal lands and contains the Bicycle Lake Army Airfield
Bicycle Lake Army Airfield
Bicycle Lake Army Airfield is a military airport located on the Bicycle dry lake bed, three miles northeast of the Fort Irwin cantonment area, in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is owned by the United States Army....
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