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1964 Map of Agua Dulce Mts

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Agua Dulce Mts
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Agua Dulce Mountains dominate this arid landscape along the international border between United States and Mexico. Surveyed in the early 1960s, the map reveals a region defined by its extreme isolation and controlled land use, divided between the Cabeza Prieta Game Range, the Luke Air Force Range, and the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Water sources are the critical landmarks of the desert here, appearing as isolated points like Agua Dulce Spring, Pozo Nuevo Well, and Jose Juan Tank.

Evidence of human activity is sparse, marked primarily by the Bell Mine and small outposts like Palo Verde Camp. The terrain transitions from the jagged peaks of the Growler Mountains and Bates Mountains into the wide expanse of Growler Valley. This survey captures the Sonoran Desert before modern expansion, documenting a network of Jeep Trails and remote desert passes such as Agua Dulce Pass and Cholla Pass that served as the primary routes through this restricted borderland.