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1963 Map of Coxcomb Mountains

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Coxcomb Mountains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Industrial infrastructure and protected desert landscapes intersect in this 1963 survey of Riverside County. The Eagle Mountain Mine dominates the western edge, showing a complex of Drill Holes, gravel pits, and a Tailings Pond that supported the extraction of iron ore. The specialized Eagle Mountain Mine Railroad is traced as it exits the mining site toward the south, providing a critical transport link for the remote facility.

Conservation and water management are also central to the region, with the northern reaches belonging to Joshua Tree National Monument and the eastern terrain shaped by the Coxcomb Mountains. The Colorado River Aqueduct traverses the central valley, marked by a series of siphons and a Substation Pumping Plant, illustrating the massive mid-century engineering required to move water across the Chuckwalla Valley and Pinto Basin.