Teddybear cholla or jumping cholla (Opuntia bigelovii) grow in abundance in the 1,000 to 2,000 feet elevation range in the 1,000 to 2,000 feet range in the Eldorado Mountains west of Lake Mohave near Cottonwood Cove (USDA, [2010b]). This zoomed-in, south-facing view from along Nevada Highway 164 in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area shows Spirit Mountain in the Newberry Mountains in the distance. |
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