2018 Map of Petroglyph Canyon

About this map

Petroglyph Canyon and the surrounding drainage networks of the Coso Range characterize this 2018 survey of Inyo County. The landscape is defined by a complex system of arid washes and elevated plateaus, where the terrain shifts from the high ground of Wild Horse Mesa down through steeply incised features like Wild Horse Canyon and Black Canyon. This area of the Mojave Desert shows a pattern of geological erosion that has created distinct, isolated corridors such as Dead End Canyon and Sheep Canyon. The Bureau of Land Management records provide the legal framework for this territory, which is partitioned by the township and range lines of the Public Land Survey System. The absence of modern development highlights the preserved natural state of the range, centered around the named canyons that serve as the primary landmarks for navigation in this section of the desert.