Editing Thousand Palms, California (section)

==Geography==
Thousand Palms is located at {{coord|33.816868|-116.387143|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
It borders the cities of [[Rancho Mirage, California|Rancho Mirage]] and [[Palm Desert, California|Palm Desert]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|23.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

The [[Coachella Valley Preserve]] is a 20,000-acre large nature preserve consisting of several natural desert [[oases]], aeolian [[sand dunes]], and [[California fan palm]] tree groves. It is home to endangered wildlife such as the [[Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard]] and other rare endemic species to the [[Sonoran Desert]].<ref>Randall, Laura (2012). ''Day and Overnight Hikes: Palm Springs''. Menasha Ridge Press. Pages 117-120. ISBN 9780897327718.</ref> The oases with their [[Spring (hydrology)|springs]] and ponds were created as the lines of the [[San Andreas Fault]] allow for underground water to rise to the surface. It is home to 183 bird species, and also an endangered fish species, the [[Desert pupfish]].<ref>Teresa, Maria and Matthew Lombardi (2011). ''Fodor's 2012 California''. Full-Color Travel Guide Series. Page 685. ISBN 9780679009511.</ref> The preserve has over 25 miles of hiking trails and has been inhabited for centuries by Native Americans. The preserve was also a popular [[stagecoach]] stop between Los Angeles and the gold mines along the [[Colorado River]].<ref>Kremer, Lydia (2018). ''100 Things to Do in Palm Springs Before You Die''. Reedy Press. Page 61. ISBN 9781681061917.</ref>