Aerial Photography of Southern California
San Bernardino Mountains
Return to Southern California Index Map
To view the unlabeled photo click here, or go to http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov .
The San Bernardino Mountains include the highest peak in southern California, San Gorgonio at 11,895 feet above sea level. These mountains were formed by the shifting of the North American tectonic plate past the Pacific tectonic plate along the San Andreas Fault, which cuts through the mountains near Gorgonio Pass and along the southern base of the mountains approaching Cajon Pass. Mount San Gorgonio and other peaks, ridges, and valleys of the San Bernardino Mountains trend east-west due to the movement along the San Andreas and numerous lesser faults. This east-west trend is partly responsible for the rain-shadow effect that has formed the Mojave Desert. In addition, these mountains form a barrier to the inland flow of the atmosphere from the Los Angeles region, trapping a variety of air pollutants in the Inland Empire region south of the San Bernardino Mountains. The network of highways and four-wheel drive roads is extensive throughout the San Bernardino Mountains, connecting the main populations centers of Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City to each other. Opportunities for camping and hiking are bountiful.
For this web site, the San Bernardino Mountains are divided into southeast and west regions. (Time and money did not permit better coverage of these mountains in the Big Bear area - hopefully to be included in the future.) You can click on these regions on the map above to go directly to photographs of each part of the San Bernardino Mountains, or simply scroll down this page to see the same photographs.
To view aerial photographs of the San Bernardino Mountains, click on the thumbnail images below. Large files may take from a few seconds to minutes to download, depending on your computer and your Internet connection. Large files show excellent detail and make good poster-sized photographs.
Southeastern San Bernardino Mountains (Whitewater River, Mt San Gorgonio, Santa Ana River) aerial photographs
1 
Mt San Gorgonio, San Gorgonio Pass, wind farm, Interstate 10, and Whitewater
River (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Mission Creek, Highway 62, Morongo Valley, and Mt
Grinnell (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Whitewater River, Mission Creek, and San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Mission Creek percolation basin, Highway 62, and Desert Hot
Springs (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Whitewater River trout farm (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Whitewater River oasis, San Andreas Fault (upper right to middle left), and
aggregate strip mine (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
Interstate 10, Whitewater River, oasis, and colony, and aggregate strip
mine (Click here
to view large file.)
8 
Whitewater River oasis, wind farm, and San Andreas Fault (upper right to lower
left) (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
Whitewater River, Gorgonio Pass, and wind farm
(Click here
to view large file.)
10 
Whitewater River oasis and colony (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
Whitewater River and Mt San Gorgonio (Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Mission Creek, Morongo Valley, and Little San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Whitewater River and San Bernardino Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
14 
upper Whitewater River and Mt San Gorgonio (Click here
to view large file.)
15 
Mt San Gorgonio viewed from southeast (Click here
to view large file.)
16 
Ten-thousand Foot Ridge, and slide area above Middle Fork Whitewater
River (Click here
to view large file.)
17 
Mt San Gorgonio and slide area above Middle Fork Whitewater
River (Click here
to view large file.)
18 
Mill Creek Valley and Mt San Gorgonio (Click here
to view large file.)
19 
Cedar Mountain, San Bernardino Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
20 
view west from Cedar Mountain to Mt San Antonio, San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
21 
Cedar Mountain and ridges of eastern San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
22 
Banning Canyon and Mt San Gorgonio (Click here
to view large file.)
23 
Banning Canyon and Mt San Gorgonio (Click here
to view large file.)
24 
Cedar Mountain, Oak Glen, Banning Creek, and Gorgonio
Pass (Click here
to view large file.)
25 
Oak Glen, Banning Creek, and Gorgonio Pass (Click here
to view large file.)
26 
Mill Creek and Mt San Gorgonio (Click here
to view large file.)
27 
Mt San Gorgonio and upper Mill Creek (Click here
to view large file.)
28 
dam on upper Santa Ana River, San Bernardino Mountains near
Redlands (Click here
to view large file.)
29 
Santa Ana River dam, spillway, and rock quarry
(Click here
to view large file.)
30 
Santa Ana River and dam, San Bernardino Mountains
(Click here
to view large file.)
Return to the top of this page.
Western San Bernardino Mountains (Highland, San Bernardino, lakes, Devore) aerial photographs
1 
Highland, San Andreas Fault, and San Bernardino Mountains to San Gabriel
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
2 
Highland, 30 Freeway, San Andreas Fault, and Mt San Antonio in
distance (Click here
to view large file.)
3 
Mt San Antonio and Cajon Pass, Highland, and 30
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
4 
Highland, San Andreas Fault, and foothills of San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
5 
Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
6 
Lake Gregory, Highway 18, and San Bernardino (Click here
to view large file.)
7 
San Bernardino, Waterman Canyon, and Highway 18
(Click here
to view large file.)
8 
San Bernardino, Devil Canyon percolation basin, 215 Freeway, and Cajon
Pass (Click here
to view large file.)
9 
East Twin Creek, Highway 18, San Bernardino, and Lake
Arrowhead (Click here
to view large file.)
10 
San Bernardino, Borea Canyon, Foothill Drive, and San Andreas
Fault (Click here
to view large file.)
11 
San Bernardino and foothills, Devil Canyon, and East Branch California
Aqueduct (Click here
to view large file.)
12 
Shandin Hills, San Bernardino, and San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
13 
Devil Canyon Reservoir and CSU San Bernardino
(Click here
to view large file.)
14 
CSU San Bernardino and Devil Canyon Reservoir
(Click here
to view large file.)
15 
Devil Canyon and Reservoir (Click here
to view large file.)
16 
close view of Devil Canyon Reservoir and San Andreas
Fault (Click here
to view large file.)
17 
Cajon Pass, 215 Freeway, Devore, and Cable Canyon
(Click here
to view large file.)
18 
Devore, Cable Canyon, San Andreas Fault, and 215
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
19 
Cable Canyon, 215 Freeway, San Andreas Fault, and Silverwood
Lake (Click here
to view large file.)
20 
Cable Canyon wash, San Andreas Fault, and 215
Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
21 
oblique view of Cable Canyon, San Andreas Fault and
Devore (Click here
to view large file.)
22 
Cable Canyon, San Andreas Fault, and 215 Freeway
(Click here
to view large file.)
23 
close view of Cable Canyon and KOA Campground
(Click here
to view large file.)
24 
Cable Canyon, Cable Creek Wash, and 215 Freeway
(Click here
to view large file.)
25 
close view of Cable Canyon and San Andreas Fault
(Click here
to view large file.)
26 
San Andreas Fault, Cable Canyon, and Meyers Canyon
(Click here
to view large file.)
27 
Devore, San Andreas Fault, and interchange of 215 Freeway and Interstate
15 (Click here
to view large file.)
28 
Devore, and Kenwood Avenue exit from Interstate 15
(Click here
to view large file.)
29 
Devore, Interstate 15, Cajon Wash, Lonepine Canyon, and Cajon
Pass (Click here
to view large file.)
30 
Cajon Pass, Interstate 15, San Andreas Fault, and Silverwood
Lake (Click here
to view large file.)
31 
Lytle Creek, Cajon Pass, Interstate 15, and Silverwood
Lake (Click here
to view large file.)
32 
forks of Lytle Creek, Cajon Pass, and view east of San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
33 
Highland Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, San
Bernardino (Click here
to view large file.)
34 
San Bernardino and Mt San Gorgonio, San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
35 
Lytle Creek Wash, San Bernardino, and San Bernardino
Mountains (Click here
to view large file.)
36 
Meyers Canyon, Cable Creek Wash, and 215 Freeway
(Click here
to view large file.)
37 
Meyers Canyon and 215 Freeway (Click here
to view large file.)
38 
San Andreas Fault, foothills of San Bernardino Mountains, and Cajon
Wash (Click here
to view large file.)
39 
Glen Helen Regional Park and Interstate 15 (Click
here
to view large file.)
40 
Lytle Creek Canyon, Interstate 15 and 215 Freeway interchange, and
Devore (Click here
to view large file.)
41 
Lytle and Cajon washes, Interstate 15 and 215 Freeway interchange, and
Devore (Click here
to view large file.)
