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1996 Map of West of Leach Spring

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of West of Leach Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Fort Irwin Military Reservation and the U S Naval Reservation dominate this high-desert landscape in northern San Bernardino County. The geography is defined by significant topographic shifts between the Quail Mountains to the north and the Granite Mountains to the south. This area serves as a critical junction for federal land management and military activity, with the San Bernardino Meridian acting as the primary north-south survey baseline through the center of the sheet.

Transportation through this arid basin is limited to Randsburg Road, which cuts across Pilot Knob Valley. Rare water sources like Myrick Spring provide a glimpse into the natural resources that dictated movement through this terrain before the establishment of modern restricted zones. The map illustrates a strictly managed desert corridor where public access and military operations converge among the rocky peaks and dry valley floors.