Loading map...

1950 Map of Savahia Peak

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Savahia Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Whipple Mountains and the Turtle Mts dominate this mid-century survey of the California desert, where the landscape is defined by drainage patterns and hard-rock mining claims. The expansive Chemehuevi Valley occupies the northern half of the sheet, bisected by the long, winding Chemehuevi Wash. Evidence of early habitation or prospecting efforts appears as Ruins and scattered Prospects throughout the basins.

Mining activity is concentrated in the southeastern heights, particularly around Savahia Peak. This area reveals a network of gold-related claims including the Gold Hill Mine, Gold Standard Mine, and the Independence Mine. Several operations, such as the Bessie Mine and Dollar Bill Mine, are already noted as inactive by the time of the 1950 survey, providing a clear record of the era's transitioning extraction economy across the Mopah Range.