1983 Map of East of Aztec Mines

About this map

Chuckwalla Valley (Depression) dominates this 1980s landscape, illustrating a remote stretch of the California desert defined by infrastructure and arid terrain. Industrial utility corridors are prominent, including a Double Woodpole Powerline and 2 Ug Gas Lines that traverse the basin. To the northeast, the expansive Ford Dry Lake serves as a major landmark, while the surrounding desert floor is carved by numerous unnamed seasonal channels and a significant Dry Wash. Transport through this arid environment is facilitated by several primitive routes, specifically Chuckwalla Road, Chuckwalla Springs Road, and Graham Pass Road. The map provides a look at the region’s topography before contemporary developments, capturing the specific alignment of utility rights-of-way and desert tracks in Riverside County.