1942 Map of Carrizo Mountain

About this map

The Old Overland Stage Route carves a historical path through this desert landscape, tracing the course of Vallecito Creek and Carrizo Creek toward the Old Carrizo Stage Station. This transit corridor reflects the mid-19th-century mail and passenger network that preceded modern highways, anchored here by the station and nearby water sources like Mountain Palm Springs and Pamitas Spring. To the north, the discovery of Prehistoric Animal Tracks near Fish Creek points to the deep geological and paleontological significance of the Badlands area.