1990 Map of Aguila Mountains NW

About this map

Barry M Goldwater Air Force Range dominates this landscape in Yuma County, illustrating the massive scale of military land use in the Arizona desert during the late twentieth century. The terrain is characterized by the stark contrast between the steep, jagged Aguila Mountains in the east and the broad, sweeping San Cristobal Valley to the west. Evidence of the active environment is seen in the shifting Sand Dunes near the valley floor, while the Aztec Hills rise to the north. This 1990 provisional edition, based on earlier surveys and 1980s aerial photography, captures a region primarily defined by its physical geography and military boundaries, where sparse 4wd tracks provide the only established passage through the arid basin.