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1964 Map of Red Picacho

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Red Picacho
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Mining operations and arid drainage networks define this section of the Wickenburg Mountains and Hieroglyphic Mts along the border of Maricopa and Yavapai counties. The landscape is heavily marked by small-scale hard rock mining, with numerous named claims such as the White Cloud Mine, Great Southern Mine, and the Midnight Owl Mine scattered across the desert peaks. These sites are linked by a complex web of 4WD tracks that follow natural contours and dry washes.

Ephemeral water sources like Ruby Wash, Trilby Wash, and San Domingo Wash provide the primary geographic structure, where occasional springs such as Tub Spring offered vital resources in this desert environment. Small outposts and named locales like Pechan Camp and Quince suggest the dispersed nature of human activity during this era, focused primarily on extraction and exploration within the high-relief terrain of White Picacho and Red Picacho.