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1951 Map of Picacho Peak

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Picacho Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The Chocolate Mountains dominate the northern landscape of this 1951 survey, a region defined by arid washes like Senator Wash and Ferguson Wash draining toward the Colorado River. This era captures the critical irrigation infrastructure of the Lower Colorado, showing the massive All American Canal and the complex network of the Yuma Project Canal serving the Yuma Indian Reservation.

Settlement patterns reveal the agricultural development of the valley floor, with small communities such as Bard, Winterhaven, and Ross Corner thriving near the water's edge. Historical interest is concentrated at the Potholes (Site) near the river and the remote Picacho settlement at the end of Picacho Road. The map also documents the transition of local infrastructure, noting the Laguna School (Aband) while the Riverside Sch remains active, and traces the industrial footprint of the Picacho Mine north of the iconic Picacho Peak.