1959 Map of Harpers Well
USGS Topo · Published 1987About this map
San Felipe Creek and Carrizo Wash converge in this arid landscape of the Lower Borrego Valley, where the terrain frequently dips below Sea Level. The map reveals the essential infrastructure of desert travel during the mid-20th century, anchored by the historical junction at Harpers Well. This site, along with the nearby locations of Salk and Cris, represents the sparse human footprint in an area defined by its drainage systems like Tarantula Wash and the rising land of the Superstition Hills to the east.
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Editions of this 1959 Harpers Well Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
Other maps of this area
1915 · El Centro
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1931 · Vallecito
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1931 · Carrizo
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1940 · Kane Spring
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Plaster City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Barrel Spring
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · El Centro
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1942 · Carrizo Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Vallecito
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1944 · Plaster City
USGS Topo · 1:62,500