1985 Map of East of Broadwell Lake

About this map

The Bristol Mountains dominate this arid portion of San Bernardino County, revealing a landscape defined by industrial infrastructure and mineral exploration in the mid-1980s. A high-voltage Trans Line and a long-distance Pipeline cut across the alluvial fans and complex topography, illustrating the region's role as a corridor for utility transport. Evidence of small-scale mining activity is scattered through the northern terrain, where several sites are marked simply as Prospect or Prospects. These labels, alongside the ephemeral drainage patterns of a large Wash, highlight the isolation and the specific economic interests that drew surveyors to this corner of the Mojave Desert. The map serves as a record of these industrial footprints before later shifts in land use or environmental designations.