Waterman Hills

The Waterman Hills form a low range of desert hills just north of Barstow, CA, about 5.3 miles off the old road. They sit in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, with the Mitchel Range a mile to the southeast. There is no visitor site, but the hills are part of the rocky setting that frames Barstow for travellers arriving on Route 66.

What is Waterman Hills?

This is a small, low range on the northern edge of Barstow. It forms a pair with the neighboring Mitchel Range, which lies just to the southeast.

Visiting Waterman Hills: tips

There are no facilities, so treat the hills as scenery from the road or from town. The Mitchel Range is about 2.8 miles away, the Western America Railroad Museum about 4.6 miles off, and Calico about 10 miles away. Barstow has fuel and food.

Practical info

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Mitchel Range

Barstow, California · 3.1 mi from Route 66

A small desert range just northeast of Barstow, near the railroad museum.

Nature & parks

2.8 mi from Waterman Hills

Rainbow Basin near Barstow, CA

Rainbow Basin

Barstow, California · 9.0 mi from Route 66

A National Natural Landmark north of Barstow, with rock formations and fossil beds on a dirt loop road.

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4.1 mi from Waterman Hills

Western America Railroad Museum in Barstow, CA

Western America Railroad Museum

Barstow, California · 0.4 mi from Route 66

Railroad history of the desert Southwest, with big locomotives outside Barstow's Harvey House depot.

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4.6 mi from Waterman Hills

Barstow Harvey House, California

Barstow Harvey House

Barstow, California · 0.4 mi from Route 66

Barstow's 1911 Santa Fe depot and Harvey House, home of the Route 66 Mother Road Museum.

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4.6 mi from Waterman Hills

Desert Discovery Center in Barstow, CA

Desert Discovery Center

Barstow, California · 0.6 mi from Route 66

A Barstow desert-life center that shows the Old Woman Meteorite, second largest found in the country.

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5.7 mi from Waterman Hills

Mojave River Valley Museum

Barstow, California · 0.7 mi from Route 66

A member-supported Barstow museum tracing the Mojave River valley from early peoples to the space age.

Museum

5.8 mi from Waterman Hills

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