1986 Map of Blue Mass Canyon

About this map

The high elevations of the Kern Mountains dominate this mid-1980s provisional survey, revealing a landscape defined by isolated water sources and industrial extraction. The small settlement of Tungstonia serves as the focal point for mining activity in the southern reaches, surrounded by numerous Prospect markings, an Adit, and Tailings that indicate a history of subsurface exploration. This area is heavily dependent on a network of named water sources such as Blue Mass Spring and Loties Spring, which would have been critical for both livestock and the local mining operations.