2018 Map of Centennial Wash

About this map

The Bill Williams River defines the southern boundary of this arid landscape, where the Mohave and La Paz county line marks the edge of the Mojave Desert. The map reveals a land structured by drainage and elevation, dominated by the winding course of the Centennial Wash as it carves through the region's prominent geologic features. To the south, the Rawhide Mountains rise sharply, while the central portion is anchored by the high plateau of Black Mesa. This environment is a study in natural boundaries and topographic relief, showing how the seasonal waters of the wash and the more permanent flow of the river have shaped the desert floor. To the northeast, the isolated depression of Ester Basin provides another distinct geographical marker in this undeveloped portion of western Arizona.