2018 Map of East of Victory Pass

About this map

Joshua Tree National Park occupies the central portion of this desert landscape, where the jagged heights of the Coxcomb Mountains rise sharply above the Chuckwalla Valley. This 2018 survey documents a critical intersection of infrastructure and wilderness, most notably where the Colorado River Aqueduct passes through the mountains via the Coxcomb Tunnel. To the south, a sparse network of roads with evocative names like Moonbeam Rd, Sidewinder Rd, and Big Sioux Trl suggests a remote desert residential or recreational footprint near the Desert Center Airport. The terrain is further defined by natural drainage systems like Pinto Wash, which cuts across the valley floor, illustrating the stark environmental contrast between the protected parklands and the developed transport corridors of Riverside County.