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1983 Map of Old Dad Mountain

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Old Dad Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Old Dad Mtn dominates the northwestern landscape of this Mojave Desert region, where steep topographic relief gives way to the shifting sands of the Devils Playground. Compiled from 1978 aerial photography and field checked in 1980, this survey captures a rugged interior environment defined by the Kelso Mountains and the dramatic descent of Jackass Canyon.

Modern infrastructure is sparse, restricted primarily to a high-voltage corridor marked by Steel Tower Trans Lines that cut through the desert floor. Smaller details like a remote Guzzler and intermittent Fence lines reflect land management for wildlife or grazing within this arid San Bernardino County expanse. The contrast between the jagged peaks of Rocky Ridge and the lower alluvial fans illustrates the complex geological transitions typical of this high desert terrain in the early 1980s.