Rand Mountains rise abruptly from the desert floor in this 2015 survey of Kern County. The map captures a stark arid landscape where the eastern edges of California City meet the vast, open terrain of the Mojave Desert. To the northwest, the dry bed of Koehn Lake sits within the Fremont Valley, a significant topographical depression that historically serves as a terminal basin for local drainage. The sparse network of desert tracks, including Butterfield Ranch Rd and Bucknell Rd, underscores the transitional nature of this area, shifting from planned residential outskirts into the uninhabited slopes of the Rands. This edition provides a precise look at the township and range divisions across the high desert before further 21st-century development.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
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