2018 Map of Buzzard Spring

About this map

Joshua Tree National Park occupies much of this arid landscape, where the Eagle Mountains and the Mojave Desert converge. A critical piece of California's water infrastructure, the Colorado River Aqueduct, enters the frame in the southeast corner, disappearing into the West Eagle Mountain Tunnel as it traverses the desert floor. This modern survey illustrates the rugged drainage patterns of the Big Wash system, which snakes through the eastern slopes of the range. Higher in the elevations, Black Eagle Mine Rd provides a historical trace of the area's prospecting past, leading toward interior canyon reaches. The namesake Buzzard Spring remains a notable landmark in a region defined by its scarcity of water and stark geologic relief.