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2018 Map of Emigrant Hill

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Emigrant Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

The Governor Edmund G Brown Coastal Branch California Aqueduct cuts through the western foothills of this Kern County landscape, serving as a critical artery for water transport along the edge of the San Joaquin Valley. This modern survey illustrates the intensive agricultural and water-management infrastructure that characterizes the region, notably marked by the Berrenda Mesa Canal and the Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds Airport, which signals the scale of local commercial farming operations.

Elevations rise sharply to the west into the Pyramid Hills and landmarks such as Wagon Wheel Mtn and Emigrant Hill. Below these heights, the terrain levels out into the broad Antelope Plain and Antelope Valley, where roads like Twissleman Rd and Barker Rd provide access to the settlement at Las Colinas. Small geographic features like Salt Spring and Point of Rocks offer localized historical reference points amidst the larger industrial and agricultural sprawl.