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is an unincorporated community located in San Bernardino County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 914.
and was named after R. C. Baker, president of the Railroad.
Baker is located in the Mojave Desert at the junction of Interstate 15 and SR 127 (Death Valley Road). Its elevation is approximately above sea level, which is much lower than either Barstow or Las Vegas, due to its location at the southern end of the Death Valley geological depression.