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1968 Map of Music Mountains NE

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Music Mountains NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Hualapai Indian Reservation dominates this high-desert landscape in Mohave County, where the dramatic elevation change of the Grand Wash Cliffs creates a sharp vertical boundary across the terrain. Surveyed in the late 1960s, the map reveals a remote pastoral and ranching infrastructure reliant on water catchment, evidenced by numerous named improvements such as Company Tank, Black Canyon Tank, and Maveric Tank.

Deep canyons and high plateaus of the Music Mountains are traversed by a sparse network of dirt paths including the Meriwhitica Road and the Buck and Doe Road. The presence of Clay Springs and the massive descent into Meriwhitica Canyon highlight the geological and hydrological constraints that shaped land use and travel during this era, providing a clear record of the area's physical geography before modern developments.