The Mojave Desert meets the southernmost reaches of the Sierra Nevada in this study of Kern County’s high-altitude terrain. The landscape is defined by its dramatic verticality, rising toward Cache Peak and Sugarloaf Mtn. This area serves as a critical hydrological corridor where seasonal drainages like Cache Cr and Indian Cr navigate deep canyons. Named springs, including Goodwater Spring and Sweetwater Spring, indicate the vital water sources that have historically supported life in this arid environment.
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1915 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1943 · Tehachapi
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Cross Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Emerald Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1948 · Bakersfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Bakersfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Bakersfield
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:62,500