Fremont Valley
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The Fremont Valley is a valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...

 located in the western 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 California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

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It stretches from the town of Mojave
Mojave, California
Mojave is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located east of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2762 feet...

 approximately 70 km northeast to the foothills of the Lava Mountains
Lava Mountains
The Lava Mountains are a mountain range in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California. They are one of the eastern limits of the Fremont Valley....

 and Summit Range
Summit Range
The Summit Range is a mountain range in San Bernardino County, California.They are one of the eastern limits of the Fremont Valley, and in the Mojave Desert....

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The valley is home to Koehn Dry Lake
Koehn Lake
Koehn Lake is a dry lake, and seasonally endorheic lake, in the Fremont Valley of the Mojave Desert of Kern County, California, northeast of California City and east of Red Rock Canyon State Park.The lake is approximately long and at its widest point....

 and the Desert Tortoise Natural Area
Desert Tortoise Natural Area
The Desert Tortoise Natural Area is a area northeast of California City, California set aside for the California State Reptile, the Desert Tortoise...

, as well as the communities of California City and Cantil, California
Cantil, California
Cantil is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located southwest of Saltdale, at an elevation of 2018 feet . Cantil is located in the northern Antelope Valley in the Fremont Valley section....

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The Rand Mountains
Rand Mountains
The Rand Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert northeast of California City, California and southwest of the town of Randsburg, California.-History:...

are at the eastern edge of the Fremont Valley

35.1083014°N 118.0470166°W
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