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2015 Map of Borrego Palm Canyon

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Borrego Palm Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Borrego Springs serves as the gateway to a desert landscape defined by high peaks and deeply cut drainages in this 2015 survey. The topography transitions sharply from the heights of San Ysidro Mtn down toward the flatlands of the Borrego Valley, where the community layout is established along roads such as Palm Canyon Dr and Country Club Rd. This map documents a complex system of canyons, including the North Fork Borrego Palm Canyon, Middle Fork Borrego Palm Canyon, and South Fork Borrego Palm Canyon, which converge near the Panorama Outlook.

Water sources are vital markers in this arid environment, represented by Santa Catarina Spring and the drainage of Coyote Cr. To the west, the landscape becomes increasingly dramatic at the Valley of the Thousand Springs and Bennis Bowl. The map also captures the spread of the residential and resort footprint in the desert, noting locations like Galleta Meadows and the open expanse of Ocotillo Flat.