
The Owlshead Mountains and Granite Mountains dominate this high-desert landscape during the early 1950s, a period defined by shifting land use between federal conservation and military expansion. The map reveals the intersection of the Death Valley National Monument and the Camp Irwin Military Reservation, illustrating how the Mojave Desert was compartmentalized for defense and preservation.
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1933 · Avawatz Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1947 · Trona
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Red Pass Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Trona
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1948 · Quail Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Leach Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Avawatz Pass
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Goldstone Lake
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1948 · Tiefort Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Wingate Wash
USGS Topo · 1:62,500