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1954 Map of Lost Spring Mtn

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Lost Spring Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Lost Spring Mtn. dominates this high-desert landscape on the border of Washington County, Utah, and Mohave County, Arizona. The 1950s terrain is defined by a sparse but vital network of water sources essential for cattle ranching in the Upper Clayhole Valley. Numerous named points such as Wells Spring, Atkins Well, and Burts Well dot the map, alongside scattered livestock infrastructure like the White Pockets Windmill and several catchment basins including Harolds Reservoir.

Human presence is marked by the remote settlement of Lydel and the winding Navajo Trail, which cuts across the southern flats. The map captures an era of post-war land use where old ways of traversing the Arizona Strip met modern resource extraction, evidenced by an isolated Oil Well near the base of the mountain. Natural landmarks like Chimney Rock and the Black Knolls provide critical orientation points across the wide Sandridge and Clayhole Wash.