The house in this photograph is a well-known abandoned local landmark located in the rural, rolling hills of the San Gorgonio Pass area.
The structure sits on a prominent knoll in the open fields of Cherry Valley, California, situated just north of Interstate 10, east of Calimesa, and west of Beaumont. Specifically, it is located in the hills off of Singleton Road.
It’s a ranch-style house featuring a light-colored stucco exterior and a classic Spanish-style terracotta tile roof. The property has been abandoned for several decades. Over the years, it has become a popular subject for local landscape photographers, rural explorers, and videographers due to its stark, isolated placement on the hilltop against the backdrop of the rugged foothills. In the foreground a rusted pipe-and-wire ranch gate secures an empty field, a remnant of the area’s agricultural and cattle-grazing history. The background captures the dramatic, eroded badlands and ridges that characterize this portion of the Inland Empire.
Because of its high-visibility position on the knoll just off the paths of expanding local developments, it remains a nostalgic visual staple for commuters and residents traveling between Yucaipa, Calimesa, and Beaumont.
