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1990 Map of Arch Tank

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Arch Tank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge dominates this desert landscape, where the jagged silhouettes of the Castle Dome Mountains rise sharply above the Castle Dome Plain. Mapping here reveals a reliance on essential water catchments, with names like Arch Tank, Gray Tanks, and Hollow Rock Tank marking critical stops for travelers and wildlife across the arid terrain. The network of drainage is defined by the McPherson Wash and Indian Wash, which cut through the ridges toward the wide expanse of the King Valley.

Transportation in the late twentieth century was limited to the historic King Road and rugged tracks like those crossing through McPherson Pass. While the area remains largely undeveloped, small signs of human activity appear in the form of a Prospect and a Gravel Pit, hinting at the mineral-driven history of the region. The map also documents a utility corridor containing a Pipeline and Trans Line crossing the western flats.