1987 Map of Sand Flat

About this map

Death Valley National Monument encompasses this stark high-desert landscape in the late 1980s, defined by the towering Cottonwood Mountains and broad desert basins. The map illustrates a region of significant elevation changes and seasonal water features, notably the Dry Lake within Hidden Valley. The arid terrain is broken by deep incisions such as Perdido Canyon and Dry Bone Canyon, which drain the surrounding peaks into the flats below.