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1947 Map of Alpine Butte

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Alpine Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Isolated peaks and agricultural ranching developments define the High Desert landscape of the Antelope Valley in the late 1940s. The prominent Alpine Butte and Piute Butte rise sharply from the valley floor, creating landmarks for the surrounding homesteads and small settlements. Near the center of the sheet, the Antelope Valley Indian Museum sits near the Rocky Buttes, preserving regional cultural history during an era of expanding rural desert life.

Water resources are critical to the pattern of settlement here, with the Big Rock Wash and Little Rock Wash cutting across the alluvial plains. Rural life is organized around sites like Wilsona Sch 1, providing a glimpse into the local community infrastructure of the day. Named properties such as Wilsona Ranch and Morrison Ranch denote a landscape still primarily defined by large holdings and scattered hamlets like Hi Vista and Pearblossom Heights before the mid-century population shifts.