Camp Iron Mountain
Camp Iron Mountain was a sub camp of the US Army Desert Training Center in Riverside County, California. Camp Iron Mountain is near the site of Camp Granite, both are 45 miles miles East of Indio, California off Interstate 10 and California State Route 62 near the Granite Mountains in San Bernardino County, California. In 1980 Camp Iron Mountain received the listing as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern from the Bureau of Land Management.
Camp Iron Mountain was built in April of 1942, to prepare troops to do battle in North Africa to fight the Nazis during World War 2. At Camp Iron Mountain were stationed the 2nd Armored Division under General George S. Patton and the 80th Division. The camp had 6 training ranges for rifle, handguns and machine guns. The camp closed on 16 March 1944. The army used live-fire exercises and warning signs are still on the site.
Camp Iron Mountain was built in April of 1942, to prepare troops to do battle in North Africa to fight the Nazis during World War 2. At Camp Iron Mountain were stationed the 2nd Armored Division under General George S. Patton and the 80th Division. The camp had 6 training ranges for rifle, handguns and machine guns. The camp closed on 16 March 1944. The army used live-fire exercises and warning signs are still on the site.
Camp Iron Mountain - Source - DOD
Soil Contaminants:
Cadmium 0.12 mg/kg
Strontium 190.0 mg/kg
Silver 0.06 mg/kg
Cadmium 0.13 mg/kg
Selenium 0.53 mg/kg
Beryllium 0.76 mg/kg
Cobalt 6.1 mg/kg
Nickel 10.0 mg/kg
Total Chromium (1:6 ratio Cr VI:Cr III) 14.0 mg/kg
Vanadium 29.0 mg/kg
Barium 120.0 mg/kg
Soil Contaminants:
Cadmium 0.12 mg/kg
Strontium 190.0 mg/kg
Silver 0.06 mg/kg
Cadmium 0.13 mg/kg
Selenium 0.53 mg/kg
Beryllium 0.76 mg/kg
Cobalt 6.1 mg/kg
Nickel 10.0 mg/kg
Total Chromium (1:6 ratio Cr VI:Cr III) 14.0 mg/kg
Vanadium 29.0 mg/kg
Barium 120.0 mg/kg
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