2015 Map of Lost Hills

About this map

Lost Hills occupies a distinct topographic rise within the vast floor of the San Joaquin Valley, where the western edge of the Central Valley meets the foothills. This 2015 record illustrates the critical role of water management in the region's agricultural landscape, dominated by the massive Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct and the W Side Canal as they traverse the terrain. The community of Lost Hills itself is clustered around a grid of local streets like Universal St and Kings St, positioned just east of the Lost Hills-Kern County Airport. The surrounding landscape is defined by the rigid geometry of the Public Land Survey System, with roads such as Lost Hills Rd and Holloway Rd following section lines across the oil-rich and agricultural geography of Kern County.