2021 Map of Indian Spring

About this map

The Mojave National Preserve encompasses most of this 2021 landscape, dominated by the shifting sands of the Mojave Desert and the volcanic formations of the Cinder Cone Lava Beds. This arid environment is defined by its drainage patterns, notably the winding Black Tank Wash and Willow Wash, which cut through the basin floor. Important water sources such as Cane Spring and Indian Spring serve as critical ecological anchors in a region otherwise marked by seasonal runoff channels. In the southern portion of the sheet, the Kelso Mountains rise above the desert floor, their lower slopes skirted by Kelbaker Road, which remains the primary corridor for traversal through this protected wilderness. The map provides a detailed view of the complex topography within the preserve before its southeastern transition toward the Kelso region.