Coyote Lake (San Bernardino County, California)

Coyote Lake
Location Mojave Desert
San Bernardino County, California
Coordinates 35°04′13″N 116°45′17″W / 35.0702°N 116.7547°W / 35.0702; -116.7547Coordinates: 35°04′13″N 116°45′17″W / 35.0702°N 116.7547°W / 35.0702; -116.7547
Lake type Endorheic basin
Primary outflows Terminal
Basin countries United States
Max. length 10 km (6.2 mi)
Max. width 6 km (3.7 mi)
Shore length1 30 km (19 mi)
Surface elevation 515 m (1,690 ft)
References U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coyote Lake
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Coyote Dry Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 15 mi (24 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 meteorites have been found on the lake bed.[1]

In media

In 2000 Chilean rock band La Ley shot the music video for the hit single “Aquí” which is included in their album Uno. The cover art features the band members at the location.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/2005/may05.htm

References

  • Allan, Stuart (2005). California Road and Recreation Atlas. Benchmark Maps. p. 96. ISBN 0-929591-80-1.


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