2011 Map of West of Gold Mountain

About this map

Oriental Wash cuts across the northwest corner of this arid landscape in Inyo County, providing the primary topographic definition in a region characterized by broad alluvial fans and drainage channels. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2011, the map documents the natural drainage patterns that flow westward from the high desert terrain. The lack of named settlements or roads highlights the unpopulated nature of this corner of the California-Nevada borderlands, where the landscape remains defined almost entirely by its ephemeral watercourses and shifting desert sands.