1955 Map of Old Woman Springs

About this map

Old Woman Springs serves as a primary landmark in this high desert landscape, which transitions from the arid flats of Johnson Valley into the high elevations of the Bighorn Mts. Surveyed during the mid-1950s, the map reveals a remote environment where survival and travel were dictated by scattered water sources such as Two Hole Spring, One Hole Spring, and Cottonwood Spring. The northern portion is dominated by large ephemeral lake beds including Soggy Lake and Means Lake, while the southern reaches rise into the San Bernardino National Forest.