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1986 Map of Death Valley Junction

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Death Valley Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Death Valley and its surrounding desert basins dominate this mid-1980s topographical survey, revealing a landscape defined by extreme elevations and mineral history. The Badwater Basin and the salt-encrusted flats of the Devils Golf Course sit at the foot of the Black Mountains, while the former narrow-gauge tracks of the T & T RR trace a historic path through the Amargosa Desert.

Settlement patterns reflect the region's mining heritage, with noted locations for Scranton (Site), Furnace (Site), and Greenwater (Site) alongside the active community at Death Valley Junction. To the east, the map details the springs of Ash Meadows and the expanding agricultural layout of Pahrump, Nevada. The historical Von Schmidt Boundary is clearly marked, delineating the jurisdictional line between California and Nevada through the arid valley floor.