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1985 Map of Amboy

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Amboy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Bristol Mountains dominate the northern landscape of this Mojave Desert region, giving way to the sprawling dry basin of Bristol Lake in the south. The settlement of Amboy serves as a central hub, situated along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line near a Landing Strip and local Dump. Industrial activity is concentrated around Saltus, where an extensive system of Levee structures and Salt Evaporators marks the commercial extraction of minerals from the lake bed.

Transportation through the arid terrain is defined by a network of 4wd tracks and a major Pipeline corridor. The geography is characterized by distinct volcanic and alluvial features, including areas of Lava flows and the broad path of the Orange Blossom Wash. Small-scale resource exploration is evident through scattered labels for a Mine, Shaft, and a Mines Prospect located in the western reaches of the quadrangle.