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1973 Map of Leuhman Ridge

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Leuhman Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Leuhman Ridge rises as a central topographic anchor for the high-tech military operations concentrated at the Air Force Flight Test Center during the early 1970s. This desert landscape within Edwards Air Force Base is marked by specialized infrastructure, including the Rocket Propulsion Laboratory and a dedicated Heliport. The naming conventions of the road network, such as Mercury Blvd and Mars Blvd, reflect the era's focus on aerospace and space exploration.

On the northern edge, the community of Boron sits alongside the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, contrasting the civilian mining and transport sectors with the restricted military zones to the south. The presence of numerous Borrow Pit sites and a US Government Railroad spur indicates significant industrial and engineering activity required to maintain the base. Various technical installations like the Tracking Station and Range Control Station pepper the terrain, illustrating the complexity of flight testing operations in the Mojave.