2021 Map of Wingate Pass

About this map

Wingate Pass serves as a critical geographic gateway in this desert landscape, linking the high drainage of Long Valley with the vast expanses of the Mojave Desert and the eastern edge of Panamint Valley. The terrain is dominated by the massive presence of Brown Mtn, whose complex ridges slope down toward the Wingate Wash, a major ephemeral drainage system. In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, the northern foothills of the Quail Mountains rise sharply, creating a corridor of travel that has long defined movement through this arid region. The limited infrastructure is represented by New York Canyon Rd, which skirts the western mountain faces. This 2021 update by the U.S. Geological Survey provides an accurate view of the natural topography and primitive access routes that have guided explorers and miners through these basins for over a century.