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1956 Map of Homer Mtn

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Homer Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Fort Piute (Ruins) and nearby Petroglyphs anchor the western edge of this 1956 desert survey, marking a site of deep historical transition. The landscape is defined by the broad Piute Valley between the Piute Range and the Dead Mountains, a corridor traversed by the Old Government Road. This route, vital for nineteenth-century desert travel, passes by the reliable water of Piute Spring.

Surveyors also recorded the 1873 Von Schmidt Line, a legacy of early efforts to demarcate the complex boundary between California and Nevada. Industrial and recreational interests appear at the margins, from the Juniper Mine in the northeast to the edges of the Lake Mead National Recreational Area. The terrain is characterized by large alluvial fans descending into Piute Wash, illustrating the drainage patterns across the San Bernardino and Clark County line.