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2021 Map of Saddle Peak Hills

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Saddle Peak Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Death Valley National Park encompasses a significant portion of this desert terrain, where the northern reaches of the Mojave Desert meet the rising elevations of the Amargosa Range. The landscape is defined by the drainage of the Amargosa River and its designated Amargosa Wild and Scenic River corridor, which flows through the eastern portion of the sheet. Notable hydrologic and topographic features including Amargosa Spring and Salt Cr provide a focus for study in an otherwise arid environment.

Prominent dune systems such as Ibex Dunes and Little Dumont Dunes flank the more stable geologic formations of the Saddle Peak Hills and Salt Spring Hills. These features, along with the Sperry Hills to the northeast, demonstrate the complex geological and wind-driven processes active within the Silurian Valley region. Access to this corner of the desert is provided by Death Valley Rd and Saratoga Springs Rd, tracing the lowlands between the mountain blocks.