Record
About Red Mountain
Red Mountain, formerly known as Osdick, is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Red Mountain, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Red Mountain is

Historic maps
11 historic USGS maps cover Red Mountain
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1903 Randsburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1911 Randsburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1912 Randsburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Searles Lake sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Trona sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Trona sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Trona sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Trona sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Trona sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1967 Red Mountain sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1976 Cuddeback Lake sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Red Mountain
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.
- Johannesburg1.4 mi NW · Kern
- Randsburg2.4 mi W · Kern
- Garlock10.2 mi W · Kern
- Freeman Junction23.3 mi NW · Kern
- Leliter27.1 mi NW · Kern
- Sageland34.6 mi W · Kern
- Valley Wells37.6 mi NE · Inyo
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Red Mountain": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Red Mountain, California": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7304623.
- USGS GNIS 1661291.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).