Mountain Pass California Map
Explore Mountain Pass, 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 Mountain Pass, California
How to Use This Mountain Pass, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mountain Pass, 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 Mountain Pass.
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 | Mountain Pass |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 35.47026 |
| Longitude | -115.544998 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 2.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 92364, 92366 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| County Seat | San Bernardino |
About Mountain Pass, California
Mountain Pass is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Mountain Pass is located at 35.4703°N, 115.5450°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 92364, 92366.Mountain Pass exists as a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the arid character of the Mojave Desert dictates the rhythm of the day. It lies 41.9 miles south-southwest of Enterprise, NV (from Enterprise, NV: bearing 204°T), and is situated 53.8 miles south-southwest of Las Vegas. The land here is defined by the braided, gravelly path of Wheaton Wash, which cuts through the parched basin floor with an indifference to the heat. To the north, the solitary silhouette of Mohawk Hill rises from the scrub, a weathered sentinel watching over the vast, open silence. Within the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern, the air possesses a peculiar, thin clarity that makes the distant, jagged horizons appear deceptively close under the unrelenting glare of the afternoon sun.
Mineral wealth has long defined the practical purpose of Mountain Pass, anchoring a specialized industrial economy to the rugged geology beneath the surface. The extraction of rare earth elements has shaped the local landscape, leaving behind a legacy of excavation that contrasts with the fragile, protected ecosystems surrounding the site. Life here moves in accordance with the demands of the earth and the shifting shadows cast across the basin, far removed from the humid, crowded centers of the coast. In the quiet hours of dusk, the terrain adopts a muted, violet hue, revealing a desolate grace that only the most patient observer might recognize as the true spirit of the high desert.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — locality lies within
- Mojave National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 244° SW · 1.5M acres
- California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 270° W
- Shadow Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.7 mi, 274° W
- Mojave Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW · 784k acres
- Mojave Desert Land Trust (Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 305° NW
- Mesquite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.3 mi, 360° N · 48k acres
- Ivanpah Lake (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 056° NE
- Mojave Memorial Cross (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 182° S
- Desperado (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 042° NE
- Carolee Theatre (Cinema) — 13.5 mi, 042° NE
- Mojave phone booth (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 212° SW
- Nipton Historical Plaque (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 091° E
- GoJump Skydiving Las Vegas (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 030° NE
- Castle Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 24.5 mi, 118° SE · 21k acres
- Cattle pen/natural spring (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 062° NE
- Cattle pen/ natural spring (Historic Ruins) — 26.5 mi, 062° NE
- Seven Magic Mountains (Public Artwork) — 29.7 mi, 031° NE
- Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 30.5 mi, 360° N · 3.9M acres
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 30.5 mi, 360° N · 322k acres
- Wilson Tanks (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 012° N
- Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 39.1 mi, 220° SW · 1.8M acres
- Black Velvet Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 39.6 mi, 008° N
- Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 43.5 mi, 285° W · 3.4M acres
- Regal Green Valley Ranch Stadium 10 (Cinema) — 45.8 mi, 034° NE
- Wiseguys Live Comedy (Theatre) — 46.2 mi, 026° NE
- Criss Angel Studios (Gallery) — 46.3 mi, 026° NE
- Michael Jackson One Theater (Theatre) — 47.7 mi, 025° NE
- Sahara West Library Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 48.5 mi, 016° N
- Broadway Kids Academy (Arts Centre) — 48.7 mi, 039° NE
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About This Mountain Pass Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountain Pass, California. Coordinates: 35.47026, -115.544998. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Mountain Pass includes the ZIP code (92364, 92366), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
