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2012 Map of Palmdale

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Palmdale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Palmdale serves as the central hub of this High Desert landscape, where the high-altitude urban grid meets the infrastructure of the Antelope Valley. The northern reaches are dominated by the extensive Palmdale Regional Airport/USAF Plant 42 and the Desert Aire Golf Course, while the city's growth extends southward toward the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Local history is anchored at the Palmdale Cem and Desert Lawn Memorial Park, reflecting the community's establishment.

Critical water management systems define the southern terrain, notably the Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct as it skirts the edge of the valley near Harold and Alpine. The geography transitions from the flat valley floor to the more complex topography of Soledad Pass and Hunt Canyon in the south, with established settlements like Pearland, Four Points, and Vincent marking historic transportation and residential nodes along the Sierra Hwy and Pearblossom Hwy corridors.