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1955 Map of La Paz Mtn

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of La Paz Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Colorado River Indian Reservation lands dominate the eastern desert landscape of this survey, where the rugged peaks of La Paz Mountain and the Dome Rock Mountains rise sharply above the river plain. The western edge of the map is defined by the Colorado River and the fertile Parker Valley, showing the complex hydraulic environment of Goodman Slough and a local Fish Hatchery.

Evidence of early desert survival and commerce is scattered across the arid terrain through features like La Paz Well and Martinez Well. The map captures a moment of infrastructure development, with a prominent Pipeline cutting across the southern sector near the settlement of Gonzales. Several dry drainages, including Seventy Wash and Goodman Wash, illustrate the natural drainage patterns from the mountains toward the valley, providing a detailed record of the geography before later modernization altered these desert corridors.