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2021 Map of Bannock

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Bannock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Historic US Rte 66 cuts across this high-desert landscape, intersecting with US Rte 95 at Arrowhead Junction. This survey reveals the sparse but vital network of infrastructure in the eastern Mojave Desert, where small outposts like Bannock and Ibis follow the rail and road corridors. To the east, the topography rises sharply into the Dead Mountains, while the Sacramento Mountains frame the southern edge of the quadrangle.

The Piute Valley serves as a wide natural conduit between these ranges, containing the settlement of Klinefelter and the secluded Sacramento Springs. The map illustrates the geometric precision of the Public Land Survey System against the irregular terrain of the valley floor, documenting how transportation routes have historically adapted to the drainage patterns and mountain passes of San Bernardino County.