2018 Map of Silurian Lake

About this map

Silurian Lake dominates the basin of this high desert landscape, located within the vast expanse of the Mojave Desert. The dry lake bed sits at the center of the Silurian Valley, flanked by the rising elevations of the Avawatz Mountains to the southwest and the Silurian Hills to the southeast. This 2018 survey reveals the minimalist infrastructure of this arid region, where state and county routes provide the only access to remote outposts. The ephemeral Salt Cr cuts through the northern valley floor, illustrating the drainage patterns that define this desert sink. Small settlements like Renoville and Valjean represent the sparse human footprint in a territory largely defined by its geology and the grid lines of the Public Land Survey System, including t17n r7e and t18n r8e.