2012 Map of West of Blind Hills

About this map

Clipper Valley occupies the center of this Mojave Desert landscape, framed to the south by the rising slopes of the Clipper Mountains. This 2012 survey illustrates the sparse, arid character of northeastern San Bernardino County, where water is the primary geographic driver. Named features like Quail Spring Wash and Chuckwalla Spring indicate the crucial locations of desert water sources that have historically dictated movement through the basin. Human presence is defined by a handful of linear paths, including the diagonal track of Essex Rd and the east-west passage of Hidden Hills Rd, which cross the wide alluvial fans of the valley.