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1967 Map of Grasshopper Junction NW

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Grasshopper Junction NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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The Black Mountains dominate this 1967 survey of Mohave County, where the high desert terrain descends sharply into the broad Detrital Valley. This arid landscape is defined by its water sources and mining history, notably the Portland Mine in the southern reaches and scattered prospects throughout the foothills. The scarcity of water is evidenced by the numerous tanks and wells that served local ranching operations, including Cottonwood Reservoir, Middle Tank, and the appropriately named Squaw Pocket Well.

Logistics across this part of the Arizona desert relied on the Cottonwood Road and various unimproved trails that cut through the drainage systems of Cottonwood Wash and Lost Cabin Wash. Local ranching activity is noted by several simple corral sites and the Junction Tank settlement area, showing how human presence in this era was tied closely to the intermittent flow of springs like Lost Cabin Spring.