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1987 Map of Hayfield

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Hayfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Careys Castle sits in the high desert of the Eagle Mountains, overseeing a landscape defined by critical California water infrastructure and protected wilderness. This mid-1980s survey captures the intersection of the Joshua Tree National Monument and the industrial backbone of the Colorado River Aqueduct. The aqueduct's route is a major engineering feature here, including the Hayfield Tunnel and the Julian Hinds Pumping Plant near the shores of Hayfield Lake.

Transportation and utility networks dominate the southern valleys, where Chiriaco Summit serves as a lone outpost along the highway. The map traces several distinct desert basins, from the Chuckwalla Valley to Shavers Valley, bordered by the Orocopia Mountains. For researchers, the presence of isolated points like Conejo Well and Buzzard Spring among the jagged terrain highlights the sparse but vital water sources that once dictated travel and settlement in this arid Riverside County corridor.