2017 Map of Fossil Lake

About this map

Christmas Lake Valley defines the arid character of this Lake County landscape, where ancient geological features and modern land divisions meet. The map centers on the depression of Fossil Lake, a significant site for Pleistocene-era paleontological finds, though it appears here as part of a contemporary basin drainage system. The surveying of township and range lines, such as t26s r19e and t26s r20e, illustrates the systematic grid of the American West superimposed over the natural terrain. A network of rural and resource roads, including Lost Forest Ln and BLM Rd 6151, provides access to the interior of the valley. Local agricultural and residential development is evidenced by named corridors like Oster Farm Rd and Ruppel Rd, which cut across the high desert floor.