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1954 Map of Lost Spring Mtn

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Lost Spring Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Lost Spring Mtn dominates this high-desert terrain on the border of Washington County, Utah, and Mohave County, Arizona. The landscape in the mid-1950s is defined by a sparse but critical network of water improvements essential for ranching and survival in the arid West. Family-named landmarks such as Burts Well, Atkins Well, Childers Well, and Harolds Reservoir are scattered across the flats and washes, indicating a history of individual effort to secure water rights in the Upper Clayhole Valley.

Evidence of early tracks and human presence appears at the Turn of the Wash and the small settlement of Lydel near the Hurricane Cliffs. Distinctive geological features like Chimney Rock and the Black Knolls provide orientation points in a territory marked by Sandridge Wash and Cottonwood Wash. The map also captures several springs, including Antelope Spring and Wells Spring, which likely served as focal points for movement through this portion of the Arizona Strip.