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== Wilderness == Most of the mountain range ({{convert|199208|acres|km2|abbr=on}}) is designated as the '''Inyo Mountain Wilderness''', managed by the [[Bureau of Land Management]] in the south and the [[United States Forest Service]] in the north.<ref>[https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=263 Inyo Mountains Wilderness] - Wilderness Connect</ref> The USFS manages {{convert|73300|acres|km2|abbr=on}} of the wilderness all within [[Inyo National Forest]].<ref>[https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/inyo/recarea/?recid=21880 Inyo Mountains Wilderness] - Inyo National Forest</ref> Wildlife in the area includes the [[endangered species|endangered]] [[Inyo Mountains salamander]] and the [[desert bighorn sheep]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ca.blm.gov/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/inyo_mountains.html |title=BLM: Inyo Mountain Wilderness |access-date=2004-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811173008/http://www.ca.blm.gov/pa/wilderness/wa/areas/inyo_mountains.html |archive-date=2004-08-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Plant communities include [[Larrea tridentata|creosote]] and [[sagebrush]] at lower altitudes, and [[bristlecone pine]] forests at higher altitudes.<ref>[https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=263 Inyo Mountains Wilderness] - Wilderness Connect</ref> A number of rare and [[Endemism|endemic]] plants are adapted to the unique [[limestone]] soils of the mountains, including the [[Hesperidanthus jaegeri|cliffdweller]],<ref>[http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=caulostramina_jaegeri&sort=DEFAULT&search=Caulostramina%20jaegeri CNPS: ''Caulostramina'']</ref> [[Cryptantha roosiorum|bristlecone cryptantha]],<ref>[http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=cryptantha_roosiorum&sort=DEFAULT&search=Cryptantha%20roosiorum CNPS: ''Cryptantha roosiorum'']</ref> and [[Laphamia inyoensis|Inyo rock daisy]].<ref>[http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=perityle_inyoensis&sort=DEFAULT&search=Perityle%20inyoensis CNPS: ''Perityle inyoensis'']</ref>
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