The surrounding lower elevation lands provide important connectivity habitat between nearby mountain ranges.

The area provides critical habitat and movement corridors for bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, nesting golden eagles, kit foxes and burrowing owls.

[3] The small community of Halloran Springs near Interstate 15 lies about 12 miles (19 km) to the southeast.

The Old Spanish Trail developed several variations to take advantage of better water sources and to shorten the length and time of travel.

The Kingston Cutoff went southwest from Mountain Springs, Nevada, to Silurian Lake.