2012 Map of Stepladder Mountains SW

About this map

Homer Wash serves as the primary drainage corridor through this arid corner of San Bernardino County, where a network of ephemeral watercourses defines the landscape. The geography is characterized by the convergence of several major alluvial channels, including Big Wash and Colton Wash, which carry seasonal runoff across the desert floor toward the lower reaches of the quadrangle. In the southwestern portion, Sunflower Wash adds to the complex system of dry beds that carve through the alluvial fans. This 2012 survey illustrates the natural hydrological patterns of the Mojave region before any significant modern development or road networks reached this specific tract, preserving a record of the primitive desert drainage systems as they existed in the early twenty-first century.