2018 Map of Waucoba Spring

About this map

Waucoba Spring serves as a critical water source in this arid high-desert landscape of Inyo County, situated where the southern reaches of the Inyo National Forest meet the western boundary of Death Valley National Park. The terrain is defined by dramatic elevation shifts across the Saline Range, characterized by deep cuts like Marble Canyon and Opal Canyon. A network of high-altitude basins, including Whippoorwill Flat and Jackass Flats, provides relatively level ground amidst the steep slopes of the mountains. Waucoba Road and the passage at North Pass offer the primary routes through this section of the wilderness. The drainage patterns here are striking, with Whippoorwill Canyon and Waucoba Canyon carving southern exits from the peaks toward the valley floors below.