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1979 Map of Hole-N-Wall

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Hole-N-Wall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Seegmiller Mountain and the West Mesa define the high terrain of this Mohave County landscape, where the management of water was essential to ranching and survival. The map reveals a network of vital water sources, including Seegmiller Spring, Clay Spring, and engineered features like Dutchman Tank and the Hole-n-Wall Reservoir. These scattered tanks and ponds served as critical hubs for movement through the arid canyons and flats.

Movement across the territory is marked by the Sunshine Trail and numerous unnamed jeep trails that navigate between Dutchman Flat and the Lower Hurricane Valley. The presence of a Corral near Swiss Canyon and landmarks like Pocum Tank underscores the area's history of open-range grazing. This 1979 survey records the physical infrastructure of the high desert before modern developments, preserving the names of the valleys and hills that shaped the local geography, from Main Street Valley to the Twist Hills.