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2015 Map of Confidence Hills West

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Confidence Hills West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Death Valley National Park dominates this desert landscape, where the southern reaches of the valley transition into the Mojave Desert. The topography is defined by the steep rises of the Owlshead Mountains and the distinctive ridgelines of the Confidence Hills. Along the northeastern edge, the Amargosa River cuts through a tight passage known as The Narrows, illustrating the geological forces that have shaped this arid corridor.

Drainage patterns are clearly delineated through numerous named ravines, including Talc Canyon, Granite Canyon, and Through Canyon. The boundary between Inyo and San Bernardino Counties runs horizontally through the center of this terrain, marking a political division across a wilderness of alluvial fans and desert canyons like Owlshead Canyon and Contact Canyon. This survey captures the remote character of the California desert before more modern human impressions might alter its ancient washes.