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1967 Map of Las Vegas SE

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Las Vegas SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Whitney Mesa landform stands as a central topographic feature in this mid-1960s survey of the southeastern Las Vegas Valley, documenting the city's rapid outward expansion. Urban development, noted by significant purple photorevision, pushes from East Las Vegas toward the Clark County Industrial Plant Area and the Henderson corporate boundary. The landscape transitions from suburban neighborhoods and schools like St Viator Sch and Ullom Sch into an industrial and resource-extraction zone characterized by numerous Gravel Pits and Gravel Prospects.

Infrastructure is anchored by the Union Pacific railroad and major thoroughfares such as Boulder Highway and Tropicana Ave. The presence of Warm Springs and drainage features like Flamingo Wash and Duck Creek illustrate the natural hydrology that shaped early settlement patterns in Whitney and Pittman before modern suburban infill. This edition captures the specific moment when recreation at the Paradise Valley Country Club and institutional growth at the Southern Nevada Vocational Technical Center began to redefine the valley floor.