2021 Map of Copper Queen Canyon

About this map

Panamint Valley and the neighboring Mojave Desert define this arid landscape, where the Slate Range and Panamint Range create a complex system of alluvial fans and deep washes. The map documents the extreme topography of the Inyo Co San Bernardino Co border, highlighting the transition between these two prominent California basins. Remote access routes like Wingate Rd and Coyote Canyon Rd skirt the edges of deep drainages such as Goler Canyon and Coyote Canyon. Of particular interest to desert historians is Copper Queen Canyon, a name that suggests the region's mineral prospecting past, alongside Bundy Canyon in the western highlands. To the southwest, the terrain descends toward Searles Valley, illustrating the typical basin-and-range structure of this part of the California desert.