usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

Robbers Roost (unincorporated Kern County, California, also known as Robber's Roost and Bandit Rock) is a rock formation in the foothills of the Scodie Mountains portion of the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in the North Mojave Desert. The formation overlooks the southern portion of the Indian Wells Valley. The nearest municipality is Ridgecrest, California. The Los Angeles Aqueduct is within several hundred yards of the formation. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Robbers Roost lies west of Freeman Junction, which is approximately at the intersection of California highways 178 and 14.
In the 19th century, outlaws were known to use Robbers Roost to spot stagecoaches moving south towards Los Angeles through the Antelope Valley from the Owens Valley or west through Walker Pass towards the San Joaquin Valley. Modern day Walker Pass is State Route 178. Stagecoaches in this area often carried gold and other valuable gems from the local mines.
The jagged rocks were a hideout for Kern County's most notorious bandit gang, led by Tiburcio Vásquez.

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djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now

I enjoyed the history of your surrounding territory. When we were stationed at March AFB in Riverside, CA we used to camp on the Kern River, in a forest service campsite. I remember other mountains near there, with name like "Sleeping Princess", after an Indian princess. Your photograph might best be on The National Register for outlaws. lol Thanks for your post. djt

Chris F. Loc: San Francisco

Nice photo and historical info. Interesting!

Chris

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Nice picture and nice story. It looks like it's waiting for actors and the film crew to shoot a western.

banjonut Loc: Southern Michigan

I enjoyed the photo and history lessen.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

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usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

Thanks for looking dj.

mjmjam Loc: Michigan

When were you at March. I was stationed there from 66-68 and again 72-74. My wife went to school in Ridgecrest when she was a kid.
Small world. Loved going up there to take pictures

mjmjam Loc: Michigan

When were you at March. I was stationed there from 66-68 and again 72-74. My wife went to school in Ridgecrest when she was a kid.
Small world. Loved going up there to take pictures

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Good picture and history, thanks.

usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

Thanks for looking. Sometimes, if we stop and look around, there are many photo ops. Cliff

usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

Thanks for looking Banjonut.

usn ret Loc: SoCal High Desert

Thanks Jerry, I did a search on Kern County film locations and Robbers Roost only had 1 hit, and that was from a EU film group. No westerns filmed at RR. Maybe BLM heavily restricts filming there as it has a rather long raptor breeding season. Cliff