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Ivanpah California Map

Explore Ivanpah, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Ivanpah, California

How to Use This Ivanpah, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ivanpah, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Ivanpah.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Ivanpah
State	California (CA)
County	San Bernardino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.340543
Longitude	-115.310544
Population	18
Density	0.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	92364, 92363
Area Code	909
County Seat	San Bernardino

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About Ivanpah, California

Ivanpah is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 18. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Ivanpah is located at 35.3405°N, 115.3105°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92364, 92363.

Ivanpah endures as a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the desert floor stretches toward a horizon defined by the stark, jagged silhouette of Drum Peak. It lies 44.0 miles west-northwest of Bullhead City, AZ (from Bullhead City, AZ: bearing 288°T), and is situated 58.5 miles south of Las Vegas. The landscape here is a study in monochromatic intensity, where the ground is composed of ancient alluvial fans and parched earth, occasionally broken by the muted green of creosote shrubs that cling to the arid soil. Only two miles distant, the dry bed of Willow Wash traces a subtle depression across the basin, a reminder of the ephemeral power of rare, sudden rains. Within the expansive boundaries of the Mojave National Preserve, the light at dusk settles with a heavy, golden weight, casting long shadows that soften the harsh geometry of the desert floor and lend a fleeting, meditative stillness to the heat-soaked air.

Ivanpah holds a history defined by the restless pursuit of resources, shifting from the early ambitions of mining prospectors to the contemporary drive for renewable energy. The local economy is now dominated by the stark, industrial presence of solar arrays, whose polished surfaces mirror the unrelenting clarity of the sky and transform the intense solar radiation into a steady, invisible current. Five miles away, the rugged terrain of Live Oak Canyon offers a topographical contrast to the flat, industrial plains, shielding small pockets of biodiversity that have adapted to the persistent drought. Everyday life in Ivanpah is measured not by the passage of crowds, but by the slow, rhythmic crawl of the sun across a wide, uncaring sky, where the silence is broken only by the hum of technology tapping into the raw, elemental heat of the basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mojave National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — locality lies within · 1.5M acres
Mojave Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.3 mi, 217° SW · 784k acres
Mojave Desert Land Trust (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 251° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 142° SE
Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.1 mi, 359° N
Castle Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 8.8 mi, 108° E · 21k acres
Nipton Historical Plaque (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 014° N
Piute/eldorado Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.5 mi, 027° NE
Mining Town Of Hart (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 109° E
Mojave Memorial Cross (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 263° W
Ivanpah Lake (Attraction) — 15.3 mi, 340° N
South McCullough Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.8 mi, 022° N · 44k acres
Carolee Theatre (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 348° N
Desperado (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 348° N
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 21.3 mi, 106° E · 1.8M acres
Piute Corral (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 134° SE
Cattle pen/natural spring (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 026° NE
Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 132° SE
GoJump Skydiving Las Vegas (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 358° N
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.0 mi, 072° E · 1.3M acres
Bridge Canyon Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 33.4 mi, 100° E
Seven Magic Mountains (Public Artwork) — 34.5 mi, 004° N
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 40.2 mi, 350° N · 3.9M acres
Laughlin Stadium 9 Cinemas (Cinema) — 43.2 mi, 106° E
Pavilion Theater (Theatre) — 43.3 mi, 107° E
Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom (Museum) — 43.3 mi, 106° E
Don's Celebrity Theatre (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 106° E
Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall (Museum) — 43.4 mi, 106° E
Broadway Kids Academy (Arts Centre) — 49.8 mi, 021° N
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 58.8 mi, 290° W · 3.4M acres

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