1996 Map of Deadman Gap

About this map

The Barry M Goldwater Air Force Range dominates this desert landscape, where military administration and natural geology converge in western Maricopa County. This late-twentieth-century survey documents a land defined by its dry washes and dramatic relief, centered on the topographic notch of Deadman Gap. The presence of Midway, situated along Midway Wash, suggests the strategic importance of this corridor between the Crater Range and the Sauceda Mountains. Evidence of human activity is sparse but telling, with scattered labels for a Corral, a Well, and White Tank indicating the fundamental role of water management in Childs Valley. The southern edge of the sheet is defined by the Maricopa Co Pima Co line, which follows the Military Reservation Boundary through the rugged volcanic terrain of the Sonoran Desert.