2021 Map of East of Waucoba Canyon

About this map

Death Valley National Park encompasses the majority of this high-altitude landscape, where the arid reaches of the Mojave Desert meet the rising elevations of the Saline Range. The terrain is defined by a complex network of dry drainage patterns, most notably the south-trending Waucoba Wash, which carves through the alluvial fans and rocky outcrops of the Inyo County interior. This 2021 survey documents the remote transition between desert floor and mountain ridge, capturing a wilderness devoid of modern settlements or developed roads. The topographical detail reveals the stark isolation of this corner of the park, focusing on the natural watercourses and relief that have shaped travel and survival in this portion of the eastern Sierra Nevada rain shadow for generations.