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1997 Map of Agua Caliente Springs

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Agua Caliente Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

Vallecito Stage Station County Park marks a significant historical corridor where the Old Overland Stage Route once provided a vital link through the desert. This landscape, dominated by the Tierra Blanca Mountains and the Sawtooth Range, preserves the traces of early California transportation history. The presence of the Vallecito-Sweeney Pass Old Overland Stage Road near Agua Caliente Springs illustrates how travel was dictated by the location of critical water sources like Seeps and the Waterhole.

Within the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, the map details a mix of natural landmarks and small human imprints, from the Crawford Ranch and a remote Landing Strip to named geological features like Moonlight Canyon and Bisnaga Alta Wash. The transition from the wide Vallecito Valley to the confined Inner Pasture highlights the difficult terrain that staged travelers and ranchers had to navigate before modern development.