Red Mountain California Map

About Red Mountain, California

Red Mountain is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Red Mountain is located at 35.3583°N, 117.6167°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93558.

Red Mountain commands a stark, arid prominence where the earth asserts itself in shades of rusted iron and bleached shale. It lies 18.5 miles south of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 26.3 miles northeast of California City. The landscape here is characterized by the expansive, open austerity of the Fremont-Kramer Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a vast expanse of desert scrub and creosote that stretches toward the horizon under a relentless, crystalline sky. To the north, the distant peaks of the Sierra Nevada offer a jagged, snow-dusted silhouette that serves as a silent guardian against the encroaching clouds. The land remains rugged and uncompromising, defined by the dry, sun-scorched basins and the subtle shifts of wind-blown dust that track across the open plains. When the light of late afternoon strikes the ground, the shadows lengthen into deep indigo, revealing the quiet, skeletal geometry of the desert floor.

Red Mountain retains a distinct character forged by the remnants of historical mining endeavors that once drew prospectors to the promise of subterranean wealth. The local economy persists with a quiet resilience, tethered to the rhythms of an inland life far removed from the damp, distant coast. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the drainage of Teagle Wash marks the terrain with a faint, ephemeral path, while the hollowed depression of Phoenix Gulch provides a subtle variation in the elevation of the surrounding desert. Although Central Park Lake lies miles away, the sense of thirst is a constant companion in this climate, shaping the patterns of daily work and the cautious stewardship of sparse resources. Life in Red Mountain moves at a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a community that has learned to thrive in an environment where the sun dictates the hours and the silence is as vast as the land itself.

About This Red Mountain Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Red Mountain, California. Coordinates: 35.358297, -117.616726. 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 Red Mountain includes the ZIP code (93558), telephone area code (760), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment.

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.