Coyote Dry Lake
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Coyote Dry Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert
of San Bernardino County, California
, 15 mi (24.1 km) northeast of Barstow
. The lake is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) by 6 km (3.7 mi) at its widest point.
Coyote Dry Lake lies to the south of Fort Irwin Military Reservation
and southwest of the Tiefort Mountains
. St Antony's Monastery is located about 4 mi (6.4 km) to the southeast.
Numerous meteorite
s have been found on the lake bed.http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2005/may05.htm
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...
, 15 mi (24.1 km) 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 10 km (6.2 mi) by 6 km (3.7 mi) at its widest point.
Coyote Dry Lake lies to the south of Fort Irwin Military Reservation
Fort Irwin Military Reservation
Fort Irwin & the National Training Center is a major training area for the United States Military and is a census-designated place located in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County, California. Fort Irwin sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Fort Irwin's...
and southwest of the Tiefort Mountains
Tiefort Mountains
The Tiefort Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, southeastern California in the United States.The range is located at the southern end of the Fort Irwin Military Reservation, and is approximately 12 miles long....
. St Antony's Monastery is located about 4 mi (6.4 km) to the southeast.
Numerous meteorite
Meteorite
A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
s have been found on the lake bed.http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2005/may05.htm