Mount Hood is the second highest point in its mountain range.
The Palen Mountains are located in the southern Mojave Desert -- northern Colorado Desert in eastern Riverside County , California , USA .. Riverside County. Riverside County, California. California. California. Mojave Desert. Mojave Desert. Colorado Desert. Colorado Desert. The range lies southeast of the Coxcomb Mountains , and northeast of the Chuckwalla Mountains near Interstate 10 .. Coxcomb Mountains. Coxcomb Mountains. Chuckwalla Mountains. Chuckwalla Mountains. Interstate 10. Interstate 10. The mountains lie in a southwest-northeasterly direction , and are approximately 15 miles long and nine miles wide at their widest point .