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2018 Map of Kingman SW

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Kingman SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Sacramento Valley dominates this landscape on the eastern edge of the Mojave Desert in Mohave County. The terrain is defined by an intricate network of desert drainages, including the prominent Sacramento Wash and its many tributaries such as Thirteenmile Wash, Secret Pass Wash, and Griffith Wash. These dry watercourses create a distinct topographical pattern across the valley floor, eventually leading toward the dramatic relief of Shingle Canyon and the southern reaches of the desert floor near Black Rock Wash.

A strictly organized grid of named roads and trails, such as Quartzite Rd and Navajo Dr, reflects planned development and land division within the valley. The naming conventions—utilizing themes from Spanish and indigenous influences like Vaquero Dr and Sinola Dr alongside local identifiers like Yucca Dr—provide a glimpse into the late-20th and early-21st-century suburbanization of the Arizona desert.