Mountain Pass California Map

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 code: 92366.

Mountain Pass emerges from the stark, sun-bleached expanse of the desert, defined by the dry, winding gravel of the Wheaton Wash that carves a pale scar through the earth. 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 landscape is dominated by the austere presence of Mohawk Hill, which rises two miles away as a silent sentinel over the surrounding basin of the Mojave Desert. Here, the air is thin and carries a sharp, metallic clarity, especially at dusk when the shadows stretch long and violet against the scrub brush. Eleven miles to the east, the basin holds the quiet, arid depression of Mesquite Holes, a reminder of the scarcity of water in this high-altitude wilderness. Within the Ivanpah Area of Critical Environmental Concern, the terrain feels ancient and undisturbed, a vast theater of geological patience where the heat vibrates off the ground in shimmering, translucent waves. Mountain Pass anchors its identity in the extraction of rare earth elements, a specialized industry that has long defined the rhythm of labor in this isolated corridor. The economy is inextricably linked to the deep, weathered veins of the earth, where the machinery of the mine operates with a steady, mechanical pulse that echoes against the stillness of the surrounding desert. This is a place where the history of human endeavor is measured by the depth of the open pit rather than the growth of a town square. Life here moves in concert with the shift changes and the relentless, dry wind that sweeps across the valley, carrying the fine, pulverized dust of the Mojave Desert. It is a harsh, functional landscape, yet there is a singular beauty in the way the light catches the mineral-rich slopes, turning the gray, fractured rock into a tapestry of muted, earthy tones that seem to shift with the passing sun.

About This Mountain Pass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountain Pass, California — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.47026, -115.544998. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mountain Pass and San Bernardino County.

Detailed location data for Mountain Pass includes the ZIP code (92364), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mountain Pass is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.