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1961 Map of Hope

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hope
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Golden Eagle Mine and the Harquahala Mine anchor the rugged high ground of the Little Harquahala Mountains in this early 1960s study of the Arizona desert. The map captures a transition from the industrial activity of these high-altitude mines to the vast, arid reaches of the Harquahala Plain and the Ranegras Plain. Along the northern edge, the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad corridor serves the small settlements of Hope and Harrisburg, following the natural passage through Granite Wash Pass.

Evidence of historical aviation and land management is preserved here via the Salome Emergency Airfield and the northern boundary of the Kofa Game Range. The landscape is punctuated by vital water points like Coyote Well and Charco Tank, which supported the livestock and mining interests of Yuma County. From the sharp relief of The Needle to the broad drainage of Bouse Wash, the map documents the infrastructure required to sustain life and industry in the McMullen Valley region.