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Mojave Desert Communities:

Baker, California

Photo of Baker, Ca. and Baker Grade I-15 freeway
The community founded in 1908 and was named after R.C. Baker, Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad president. Baker was developed later to provide gasoline and services in the remote desert area along the highway between Las Vegas and Barstow. One of the first to move to and develop Baker was 'Dad' Fairbanks of Death Valley fame and founder of Shoshone, CA.



Downtown Baker Photos

Historic Baker Photos


Nearby parks & recreation:
Mojave National Preserve

Baker attractions: 134-foot thermometer at the Bun Boy restaurant, erected in honor of the 1913 date when the Death Valley temperature reached 134 degrees

Related pages:
Mojave National Preserve
Zzyzx - Desert Studies Center
Soda Lake

Freeways & Highways

Gold Mines and Mining in the Baker Area

    The north central portion of San Bernardino County has been mined longer than any other portion of the county. Turquoise located ...

Area Ecology

    Silurian Valley - Devil’s Playground

    ... includes the alluvial plain of the Silurian Valley, from where the Amargosa River enters it on the north to where the Mojave River enters it on the south, and the Devil’s Playground ...

Weather in Baker, Ca.

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World's tallest thermometer

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