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1967 Map of Kingman SE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Kingman SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cuts a sharp north-south line through the western expanse of the Sacramento Valley, serving as the primary infrastructure for this arid region. The small settlement of Griffith sits along these tracks, positioned near the mouth of Shingle Wash. To the east, the landscape shifts dramatically as the foothills of the Hualapai Mountains rise, carved by drainage systems like Black Rock Canyon Wash and Walnut Creek.

Resource extraction and water management define the human presence here. Evidence of mining history is found in the high elevations, notably at the Holy Moses Mine and various Prospect points. Essential water sources such as Boulder Spring and Lookout Spring are tucked into the mountain folds, while a series of pipelines and remote Water Tanks trace the effort to move water across the desert floor to the rail corridor.