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1990 Map of Forepaugh Peak

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Forepaugh Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Aguila Valley dominates the central portion of this 1990 field-checked survey, revealing a landscape defined by water management and mineral extraction. The map details an extensive network of ditches and levees designed to direct water across the arid terrain, punctuated by numerous named water catchments such as Horse Pasture Tank, Joanette Tank, and Daniels Tank. These features suggest a period of active land use and livestock management in the basin between the northern highlands and the southern desert wash systems.

Extractive operations are centered around the prominent elevations of Forepaugh Peak and Sevenmile Peak. Prospectors and mining interests left their mark through the J O Dandy Mine, a Prospect Mine Shaft, and several unnamed adits and quarries. To the south, the foothills of the Vulture Mountains rise above the drainage of Grass Wash, while a lone Landing Strip north of the valley floor indicates the area's remote transportation infrastructure near the boundary of Maricopa and Yavapai counties.