California City anchors the southern portion of this High Desert landscape, showing the planned grid of streets and residential avenues that characterize this unique Mojave development. The residential layout includes a network of named thoroughfares such as Lincoln Blvd, Drake Ave, and Colgate Rd, extending toward the desert floor. To the northwest, the dry bed of Koehn Lake dominates the basin, a significant natural landmark for the region. The topography rises sharply in the southeast as the terrain reaches the Rand Mountains, a range known for its mining history. Modern transportation is traced via the Randsburg Mojave Rd, which cuts across the lower desert, and Butterfield Ranch Rd, which heads north into the open scrubland.
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1903 · Randsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1911 · Randsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1912 · Randsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1915 · Searles Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1943 · Saltdale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Castle Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Castle Butte
USGS Topo · 1:50,000
1947 · Trona
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Trona
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Trona
USGS Topo · 1:250,000