Geography
The Recreation Area is located on the east side of the Providence Mountains range and has dramatic views of the surrounding Mojave Desert. On approaching the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area one can see layers of tilted grey rock that are ancient limestone formed during the Paleozoic period. The base elevation of the park is 4,300 feet with the Providence Mountains reaching to 6608 feet.
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