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- A World War II installation, one of a
number established during the 1942- 44 period. Iit was located
in the Desert Training Center/California
Arizona Maneuver Area, just north of Camp Granite, almost
halfway between Indio and the Colorado River, south of Needles.
Camp Iron Mountain was primarily used by the 3d Armored Division.
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- Camp Iron Mountain is located on State
Route 62 just east on its junction with State Route 177. Camp
Iron Mountain is on the north side of the road while Camp
Granite is on the south. Both Camps are visible from the
highway. Camp Iron Mountain, designated as an Area of Critical
Environmental Concern in 1980, is perhaps the best known and
certainly the best preserved of all the camps. The area has been
fenced to provide protection from vehicular traffic. Despite
the ravages of time, a contour map, many rock mosaics, two alters,
and numerous rock alignments along roads and walkways have survived
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