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1983 Map of Ivanpah

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Ivanpah
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Ivanpah Valley and the northern reaches of the New York Mountains dominate this high-desert survey, where industrial history is etched into the terrain. The small settlements of Ivanpah and Brant serve as focal points along the Union Pacific Railroad, while an Old Railroad Grade further north traces an earlier transportation network. This landscape is defined by its mining legacy, with numerous operations clustered in the canyons of the south and east.

Prospectors and historians can locate specific sites such as the Sagamore Mine, Boomerang Mine, and Gold Bar Portal. Essential desert water sources like Slaughterhouse Spring and Keystone Spring provided the necessary resources for these remote operations. The transition from the flat valley floor near Fourteen-Mile Tank to the steep relief of Caruthers Canyon illustrates the isolation of these nineteenth and twentieth-century mining ventures.