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2015 Map of White Top Mountain

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of White Top Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Death Valley National Park encompasses this arid, high-elevation landscape where the Cottonwood Mountains meet the northern reaches of the Mojave Desert. The map reveals the critical importance of water in this environment, marking scattered life-sustaining points such as Burro Spring, Rest Spring, and Quartz Spring. These locations often dictated travel and survival patterns for early inhabitants and explorers navigating the steep terrain between White Top Mtn and the Panamint Range.

Deep canyons such as Perdido Canyon, Dry Bone Canyon, and the sheer Bighorn Gorge underscore the geological complexity of the region. Access is remarkably limited, defined largely by the Racetrack Valley Rd along the western edge. The survey illustrates the Public Land Survey System grid with numerous township and range markers, highlighting the ongoing effort to manage and delineate these protected public lands.