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1986 Map of Cave Mountain

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Cave Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

The Mojave River Wash defines the heart of this high-desert landscape in the mid-1980s, carving a wide path between the prominent peaks of Cave Mountain and the Cady Mountains. This provisional survey records the sparse industrial and transit infrastructure of the region, including a prominent Transmission Line and Pipeline that traverse the arid terrain. Traces of human activity are scattered throughout, marked by numerous Prospects, Mine sites, and several Gravel Pit operations.

Two modest settlements, Afton and Baxter, anchor the southern portion of the sheet near the Canyon River. To the north, the ephemeral nature of the desert hydrology is visible in the basins of Cronise Lake and East Cronise Lake, which sit at the base of the Cronise Mountains. The presence of 4wd tracks and a 2 Lanes roadway suggests a remote area where transportation is governed by the dictates of the geology and climate.