1986 Map of Blythe

About this map

The Colorado River serves as the central axis of this mid-1980s landscape, carving through the Palo Verde Valley and forming the boundary between California and Arizona. Agriculture and river-dependent settlement dominate the valley floor, where towns like Blythe, East Blythe, and Ripley are organized within a grid of irrigation and transport. To the east, the Colorado River Indian Reservation spans the Parker Valley, while the terrain rises sharply into the Dome Rock Mountains and Plomosa Mountains.