2023 Map of Jarvis Peak

About this map

The Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness occupies the southern reaches of this landscape, where the high ridges of the Beaver Dam Mountains meet the northern edge of the Mojave Desert. This rugged terrain is defined by extreme elevation changes, from the prominent Jarvis Peak and Tabeau Peak down to the winding drainage systems of Castle Cliff Wash and Bulldog Canyon. Historically, the movement through this arid environment followed established corridors like W Old Highway 91, which skirts the western slopes near Summit Spring. Water management is central to the human presence here, evidenced by scattered catchments such as Laub Reservoir, Quail Reservoir, and Mine Valley Reservoir, which support livestock and wildlife in an otherwise parched geography of the White Hills and Tahoari.