1955 Map of Ash Hill

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts a vital path through this arid portion of San Bernardino County, where the high desert terrain of the Bristol Mountains dominates the northern horizon. In the mid-1950s, the isolated settlement of Ash Hill served as a key point of elevation along the rail line, marked by the VABM 2297 Ash Hill survey monument. Further southeast, the small outpost of Klondike sits near the tracks, illustrating the scattered and precarious nature of habitation in this environment.