2018 Map of North of Tecopa Pass

About this map

The Nopah Range dominates the central axis of this landscape, carving a high divide through the eastern Mojave Desert. This arid region in Inyo County shows the dramatic topography between two distinct basins: Chicago Valley to the west and California Valley to the southeast. A vital corridor for early travel is preserved here in the form of the Old Spanish Trl, which skirts the southern foothills near Emigrant Pass. The alignment of these routes illustrates how the natural breaks in the mountains dictated historical movement through the desert. Modern access is reflected by Mesquite Valley Rd, while the underlying Public Land Survey System grid provides a framework for the township and range boundaries that define these uninhabited stretches of the Great Basin.