2012 Map of Panorama Hills

About this map

The Panorama Hills and Panorama Point dominate this 2012 study of the high western edges of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County. This arid landscape is defined by its topographic extremes and sparse water sources, such as the isolated Crocker Spring. The drainage of Buena Vista Cr cuts through the northern portion of the terrain, while the Telephone Hills rise to the northeast. Human passage through this high country is marked by a network of remote corridors including Hurricane Rd and Crocker Springs Rd, tracing routes across the open expanse of Crocker Flat. The map illustrates a region where ranching or resource roads provide the only infrastructure within a complex system of ridges and seasonal watercourses.