Cargo Muchacho Mountains
The Cargo Muchacho Mountains are located in the southeast Colorado Desert in the Lower [Colorado River Valley], in Imperial [County, California] in the southwestern [United States|United States]. Much of the range's geology was described by the geologist John T. Dillon.
Geography
The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction, southeast of the Imperial Valley and northwest of the Colorado River and Yuma, AZ-Winterhaven, CA. The range lies south and southeast of the Chocolate Mountains and east of the Algodones Dunes. Pilot Knob is a volcanic plug formed landmark peak to the south of the range.The mountains are home to the American Girl Mine, and the Golden Bee and Cargo mines. The All [American Canal] passes to the south of the range.