2015 Map of Red Pass Lake

About this map

Red Pass Lake defines the southwestern corner of this arid landscape, a prominent dry lake bed characteristic of the high Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County. The topography is shaped by complex drainage patterns and rising elevations as the land moves toward the eastern and northern portions of the quadrangle. This 2015 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey provides an intricate view of the desert floor, where alluvial fans and washes dictate the natural transit routes through the basin. Large-scale land divisions, including t14n r6e and t15n r7e, are clearly delineated, mapping out the systematic survey of this sparsely populated region. For those studying the environmental history or the Public Land Survey System in California, the map offers a precise record of the physical geography and administrative boundaries in this remote section of the Mojave.