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1969 Map of Copperopolis

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Copperopolis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Copperopolis (Site) and its namesake Copperopolis Mine anchor this high-elevation mining landscape in late-1960s Arizona. The area is defined by a deep history of extraction, evidenced by the Lehman Mill and scattered workings like the McKinley Mine and Whipsaw Mine. Topography is dominated by prominent peaks including Castle Rock, Silver Mountain, and Black Butte, which rise above a network of seasonal drainages such as Copperopolis Creek and Walker Gulch.

Smaller cultural markers provide a look at the remote life of earlier prospectors, from a lonely Grave near the primary town site to the curiously named The Doghouse further south. Numerous water sources, including Red Clay Spring and Tussock Spring, were vital for sustaining these mountain operations. The land is interlaced with a complex network of jeep trails, which provided the primary access between the Briggs (Site) and the Buckhorn Mountains.