Rand Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range in California, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain  | name = Rand Mountains | native_name = | other_name =  | etymology =  | image = | image_caption =  | country = United States | state = California | region = | district = Kern County | topo_map = Saltdale SE | topo_maker = USGS  | borders_on =  | range_coordinates = {{coord|35|17|41.871|N|117|46|38.228|W|type:mountain_scale:300000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | highest = | elevation_m = 1049 | coordinates = | length_mi = | length_orientation = | width_mi = | width_orientation = | area_mi2 =  | geology = | orogeny = | age =  | map = California | map_caption = location of Rand Mountains in California<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=247978|name=Rand Mountains|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> }} The '''Rand Mountains''' are located in the Mojave Desert northeast of California City and southwest of the town of Randsburg.

==History== The mountains were the location of the Rand Mining District, with the mining towns of Randsburg, Red Mountain, and Johannesburg, now approaching ghost town status.

==Geography== The mountains lie in a southwest-northeasterly direction at the eastern edge of the Fremont Valley. The Scodie Mountains and the Sierra Nevada are to the west. The range stretches approximately 15 miles from the Desert Tortoise Natural Area to the old mining areas of Randsburg.

The principal peaks of the range are Government Peak, at 4,741 feet, and Sidney Peak, at 4,372 feet above sea level. The Rand Mountains receive very little rainfall in a normal year, typically less than seven inches.

==References== {{reflist}} *California Road and Recreation Atlas, 2005, pg.94

Category:Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Category:Mountain ranges of Kern County, California Category:Mining in California Category:Mountain ranges of Southern California