2021 Map of Brown Buttes

About this map

Mojave National Preserve encompasses the northern reach of this arid landscape, where the Brown Buttes stand as a central landmark amidst a network of historic desert tracks. The terrain is defined by the convergence of several significant mountain ranges, including the Old Dad Mountains to the northwest, the Marble Mountains to the east, and the northern tip of the Bristol Mountains in the southwest corner. Transportation through this part of the Mojave Desert relies on Kelbaker Road and a series of specialized routes such as the Needles To Ludlow Truck Trl. This survey captures the remote character of the High Desert at the start of the 2020s, documenting the corridor between major desert waypoints through a system of numbered trails like Ns0005 Trl and Ns0002 Trl.