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1994 Map of Coso Junction

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Coso Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Rose Valley serves as a stark corridor for infrastructure and settlement in this high-desert landscape during the mid-1990s. The Los Angeles Aqueduct cuts a prominent line across the valley floor, supported by a network of Gaging Stations and a Power House. Small settlements and outposts like Dunmovin and Coso Junction cluster near the transportation route, while the Tunawee Ranch occupies the more sheltered terrain at the mouth of Tunawee Canyon.

Resource extraction and military operations define the surrounding elevations, with an Open Pit Mine and various Prospects dotting the eastern slopes. To the west, the Inyo National Forest boundary marks the transition into the steep terrain of Haiwee Ridge. The presence of the China Lake Naval Weapons Center on the eastern edge of the map highlights the area's ongoing strategic importance for federal testing and research.