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1962 Map of Belmont Mts

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Belmont Mts
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Belmont Mountains dominate this central Arizona desert landscape, rising abruptly from the Hassayampa Plain and the Tonapah Desert. This 1962 field-checked survey documents a region defined by its historic mineral extraction and sparse water sources. Mining activity is concentrated in the high country, where the Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Morning Star Mine, and Black Pearl Mine are located alongside various wells like Tiger Well and Upper Belmont Well.

A network of primitive transportation routes, including the Old Camp Trail and several Jeep Trails, connect these remote sites to outlying agricultural efforts. Human presence in the lowlands is indicated by the Hovis Ranch and Joleena Farm, while the drainage of the land is marked by complex systems like Woodchopper Wash and Winters Wash, which define the topography between peaks such as Hot Rock Mtn and Flatiron Mtn.