
Buzzards Peak and the surrounding Gold Basin define the high-desert landscape of Imperial County in this late-1980s topographic record. The area is marked by a network of drainage channels including Vinagre Wash and Turnaround Wash, leading toward the rare water source at Arrowweed Springs. This survey reveals a landscape heavily shaped by mineral exploration, with numerous small-scale mining operations and Prospects scattered across the ridgelines.
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2 editions found
1942 · Blythe
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1945 · Cibola
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Picacho
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Picacho
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1951 · Cibola
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Palo Verde Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Quartz Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Salton Sea
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Picacho NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1954 · Picacho SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000