2018 Map of East of Deadman Pass

About this map

Death Valley National Park encompasses much of this arid landscape in the southeastern corner of Inyo County. The drainage of the Amargosa River cuts a prominent north-south path through the center of the sheet, followed closely by the route of State Highway 127. This section of the Mojave Desert is characterized by extreme topographic relief, transitioning from the river basin up into the high peaks of the Greenwater Range to the west. The map documents a largely undeveloped wilderness where human presence is defined primarily by the single highway corridor and the established boundaries of the national park. Researchers can observe the complex alluvial fans and desert wash patterns that define the hydrological character of this portion of the Amargosa Valley before the river's path turns toward the Badwater Basin.