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1958 Map of Lost Horse Mtn

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Lost Horse Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Lost Horse Mine and the Hidden Gold Mine anchor the mining history of this desert landscape, where prospectors once sought riches among the granite outcrops and steep canyons. The terrain is defined by the Little San Bernardino Mountains and the Hexie Mountains, with high desert basins like Lost Horse Valley and Queen Valley providing rare flat ground. Cultural development is largely recreational, marked by the Joshua Tree National Monument Boundary and sites such as Jumbo Rocks Campground.

Modern infrastructure cuts through the arid basins, most notably the Colorado River Aqueduct and the Indio Canal to the south. This era is captured before significant urban expansion, showing a network of primitive Jeep Trails and remote water sources like Stirrup Tank and Lost Horse Well. The map reveals the stark transition from high mountain peaks to the deep alluvial cuts of Berdoo Canyon and Fargo Canyon.