2015 Map of Red Buttes

About this map

Red Buttes and Haystack Butte rise from the high-desert terrain in this portion of the Mojave Desert near the border of Townships 8 and 9 North. The landscape is defined by a rigid grid of unpaved and secondary roads, indicating a pattern of rural land division and scattered desert homesteads like Astley Rancho. To the southeast, the Sun Hill Ranch Airport serves as a remote aviation landmark along Sun Hill Rd. The transportation network is extensive despite the sparse settlement, with named routes such as Buckthorne Canyon Rd and Silver Peak Rd providing access through the arid flats. This survey documents the intersection of vast public land survey sections with modern desert developments, capturing the specific spatial organization of the California interior in the mid-2010s.