Alt Text Map of Mojave National Preserve in California. The topography is shown in shades of green within the park boundary and white in the areas beyond. Dozens of trails, roads, hills, peaks, dunes, lava beds, valleys, and other sites are labeled. Extended Description Mojave National Preserve is roughly circular with a curved point like a chickadee profile to the left. A much smaller green rectangular area to the north crosses part of the Clark Mountain Range. A few roads divide the main park into four fairly equally sized quadrants, which will help organize this description. The mostly unpaved Mojave Road travels across the center of the preserve. Cima Road will be used for the vertical divide in the top half of the park, and Kelbaker Road, which intersects Cima Road and continues south, will be used as the vertical divide in the bottom half. The description will begin in the northwest quadrant and work around the park clockwise. Northwest Quadrant Cima Road passes a gas station, food service, and telephone as it curves from the top center of the park first out and then down before ending at Kelso at the intersection of Kelso Cima Road and Kelbaker Road. On its way to Mojave Road, on which only 4-wheel-drive vehicles are allowed, Cima Road passes White Cross World War I Memorial, Teutonia Peak Trail, and the town of Cima, which has a telephone. Moving west along Mojave Road are the Cinder Cone Lava Beds. Mojave Road dips south just beyond the lava beds. Kelbaker Road, which enters the park on the west border through Baker with food service, a gas station, store, and telephone, travels east to follow the Mojave Road south of the Lava Beds. Northeast Quadrant Morning Star Mine Road begins in Cima and travels north to Ivanpah Road, which cuts across the Ivanpah Valley. Nipton Road skims the northern border of the preserve and goes through the town of Nipton, northeast of Ivanpah Road. Nipton has a campground, food service, lodging, store, and telephone, and a note there reads “Services closed intermittently; inquire locally for status.” The Union Pacific Railroad also passes through Nipton and continues southwest to Cima and beyond. The New York Mountains curve up from east of Cima and Castle Mountains National Monument is at the northeast corner of this quadrant. Lanfair Valley and Piute Range fill in the space between this and Mojave Road. Southeast Quadrant Where the Mojave Road exits the park on the east edge are Fort Piute Ruins, with a self-guiding trail, and Piute Canyon Loop Trail. Vontrigger Hills, Fenner Valley, Woods Mountains, Blind Hills, Clipper Valley, and Providence Mountains fan out along the outer curve of the lower right quadrant. Interstate 40 and Goffs Road edge the park along this quadrant. Closer to where 50 and Goffs Road intersect, Fenner has food service, a gas station, store, and telephone. The densest area of named sites is between Kelbaker Road and Black Canyon Road, which runs north-south about a third of the way from the left across this quadrant. What follows will list the sites from north to south to either side of Black Canyon Road while using Kelbaker Road as a western limit in this section. Rock Spring Loop Trail with a self-guiding trail and picnic area is just east of Black Canyon Road along the short paved section of Mojave Road. Next is Mid Hills Campground west off Black Canyon Road. Red text south of this reads, “Roads may be impassable in inclement weather.” Wild Horse Canyon, Barber Peak Loop Trail, Black Canyon Group and Equestrian Campground, for which reservations are required, Hole-in-the-Wall Campground, and Hole-in-the-Wall Information Center follow. The latter has the Hole-in-the-Wall Nature Trail, Rings Loop Trail, drinking water, a picnic area, telephone, and self-guiding trail. To the west, the Kelso Depot Museum and Visitor Center, which has drinking water and picnic areas, are in Kelso at the aforementioned intersection of Kelbaker Road and Kelso Cima Road. A bit farther south and between Kelbaker and Black Canyon roads is the Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, with a note to check for hours. The recreation center is mostly square and surrounds Mitchell Caverns Natural Preserve, for which visitors should also check for hours. Southwest Quadrant The area enclosed by Kelbaker Road and Mojave Road is shaped like a backward C. Between Kelbaker and Mojave Road are Soda Lake, which is dry and no vehicles are allowed; the Desert Studies in the unusually named Zzyzx, which has a picnic area and self-guiding trail; and Soda Springs Oasis and Historic Area. Much of the rest of the area in this quadrant is part of Devils Playground and Kelso Dunes. Just south of the dunes is Kelso Dunes Trailhead, Granite Mountains, and the three buildings of Sweeny Granite Mountains Desert Research Center near Kelbaker Road. Legend The first section in a legend in the lower left corner of the map is titled Mojave National Preserve Habitats. Text reads, “Habitats depend on elevation, sunlight, and moisture. Those in bold are featured on the other side of the brochure.” The legend continues as follows: Sage green for Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, bold, Pale green for Joshua Tree Woodland, bold, Mauve pink for Big Sagebrush Scrub, Burnt orange for Blackbrush Scrub, Gray for Lava Fields, Icy green for Cactus-Yucca Scrub, bold, Tan for Desert Dunes, bold, Pale beige for Creosote Bush Scrub, bold, Sky blue for Desert Wash, bold, and White for Alkali Playa. The next section of the legend reads: Red solid line for Paved road, Dark green solid line for Unpaved, 2-wheel-drive road, Black, double, narrow dashed line for Unpaved 4-wheel-drive road, Dark red, double, wide dashed line for Mojave Road 4-wheel-drive road, Black dashed line for Hiking trail, Half white and half laurel green for Authorized park boundary, and Thin triangle for Distance indicator. The next column is symbols representing Campground, Food service, Gas station, Lodging, Store, Picnic area, Telephone, Self-guiding trail, and Drinking water. A scale below measures distances of 5 and 10 kilometers and 5 and 10 miles.