2018 Map of Hopkins Well

About this map

The arid expanse of the Chuckwalla Valley dominates this 2018 survey, centered on the historic waypoint of Hopkins Well. Located west of Blythe in Riverside County, the landscape is defined by the stark geometry of desert infrastructure and the drainage patterns of the Colorado Desert. Modern transportation corridors, including Chuckwalla Valley Rd and Wileys Well Rd, intersect the township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System, illustrating how 21st-century travel follows the established grid of the American West. The map captures the interface between the open valley floor and the sand systems represented by Palen Dunes Dr, providing a technical look at a region where water sources like Hopkins Well were once essential for travel across the desert long before the paving of the current highway system.