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1984 Map of Shoshone

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Shoshone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Shoshone serves as the focal point of this arid California landscape, situated where the Amargosa River corridor meets the eastern edge of the Dublin Hills. The map details a desert environment defined by mineral exploration and the legacy of early habitation, evidenced by the numerous prospects and borrow pits scattered through the surrounding heights. Human presence is concentrated near Shoshone Spring, with the town site featuring a cemetery, a Radio Facility, and the curiously named Castle in Clay near the riverbank.

Logistical history is visible through the Old Railroad Grade tracing the river valley, while the western portion of the sheet is dominated by the broad expanse of Greenwater Valley and the Greenwater Range. Notable archaeological or unique residential interest is marked by a Cliff Dwelling situated within the complex terrain of Dublin Gulch, highlighting the diverse ways people have adapted to this Mojave Desert setting.