1971 Map of Antelope Peak NE

About this map

Vekol Wash cuts across the northwest corner of this Pinal County landscape, providing a stark contrast to the highly developed agricultural grid that dominates the region. This orthophotoquad, created from aerial photography taken in the summer of 1971, reveals the intense land use patterns of Arizona's high desert during a period of significant irrigation expansion. The visual data captured here illustrates the geometric precision of the irrigation blocks and field boundaries, showing how water management transformed the desert floor. Unlike a traditional topographic map, the photographic detail of this survey allows for the direct observation of field textures, access roads, and the natural drainage patterns of the wash as they appeared in the early 1970s.