2018 Map of Red Pockets

About this map

Bikepacking: The Plateau Passage winds through this high-desert landscape in northern Mohave County, where the eastern reaches of the Mojave Desert meet the drainage networks of the Arizona Strip. The terrain is defined by a series of significant washes, including Pakoon Wash and Cottonwood Wash, which carve through the land south of Mud Mtn. Water remains the critical resource for any traveler in this arid region, as evidenced by the presence of Red Pocket Tanks and Cove Spring. These isolated water sources, along with the deep cuts of Cow Canyon, highlight the challenges of transit and settlement in a territory where early development followed the contours of Co HWY 101 and the primitive RD 1027.