2015 Map of Bannock

About this map

Bannock and Arrowhead Junction sit at the center of this 2015 desert survey, marking points of human infrastructure within the expansive Mojave Desert. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the level floor of the Piute Valley to the surrounding high ground of the Dead Mountains to the northeast and the Sacramento Mountains to the south. Transportation in this arid region is concentrated along the north-south corridor of US Route 95, which links the small settlements of Ibis and Klinefelter as it skirts the mountain foothills. This modern topographic record captures the enduring isolation of these Mojave waypoints, showing how the local road network and township boundaries strictly follow the natural drainage patterns and the stark topography of the California interior.