Calico Early Man Site
The Calico Early Man Site is an archaeological site in an ancient Pleistocene lake located near Barstow in San Bernardino County in the central Mojave Desert of Southern California.Photo: Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: possible archaeological site in the mountain range
- Also known as: “Calico Mountains Archaeological Site”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fork of the Road and Yermo.
Fork of the Road
Locality
Fork of the Road was the locale along the Mojave River where the junction of the Mojave Trail / Mojave Road and the Old Spanish Trail / Mormon Road was located in San Bernardino County, California. Fork of the Road is situated 3 miles south of Calico Early Man Site.
Yermo
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Yermo is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California. It is 13 miles east of Barstow on Interstate 15, just south of the Calico Mountains. Yermo is situated 4½ miles southwest of Calico Early Man Site.
Calico
Locality
Photo: Niceley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and was later converted into a county park named Calico Ghost Town. Calico is situated 6 miles west of Calico Early Man Site.
Calico Early Man Site
- Categories: historic district, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Bernardino County, Desert, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.94759° or 34° 56′ 51″ northLongitude
-116.761° or 116° 45′ 40″ westOpen location code
8565W6XQ+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 276921648OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q2895119
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Spanish—“Calico Early Man Site” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “אתר האדם הקדמון בקליקו”
- Polish: “Calico”
- Spanish: “Calico”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calico Early Man Site Visitor Center and Yarrow Ravine Rattlesnake Habitat Area.
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