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2021 Map of Coso Junction

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Coso Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Los Angeles Aqueduct and Second Los Angeles Aqueduct parallel the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada in this high desert landscape. These massive hydraulic projects define the corridor between Rose Valley and the Haiwee Ridge, feeding the distant metropolis. Near the transit route of Highway 395, small named sites like Coso Junction, Dunmovin, Talus, and Sykes mark the thin line of human presence in the Mojave Desert.

The western portion of the map climbs into the Inyo National Forest, characterized by steep drainage systems such as Johnson Canyon, Water Spout Gulch, and Fine Canyon. To the southeast, the terrain transitions into the restricted lands of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. This document provides a contemporary record of the intersection between industrial water infrastructure and the natural topography of the Owens Valley region.