The Indian Pass Wilderness is 32,418-acre (13,119 ha) wilderness area under the administered by the Bureau of Land Management . The reserve is located in the very southeastern part of the Chocolate Mountains , in the southeastern part of California , just to the west of the Colorado River in the Lower Colorado River Valley . It adjoins the Picacho Peak Wilderness to the south, and the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge to the east.
1-470: Quartz Peak at 2,126 feet (648 m) lies in the west of the wilderness. Julian Wash, which drains eastwards into the Colorado River , marks the center of the wilderness and gives the name "Julian Wash Country" to the wilderness area. Animals such as the Colorado River toad , desert bighorn sheep , and wild burros live in the refuge habitat . This Imperial County, California -related article
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