2014 Map of Socorro Peak

About this map

Socorro Peak towers over the landscape of eastern La Paz County, anchoring a terrain defined by the high ridges of the Harquahala Mountains. This region of the Sonoran Desert is bisected by the diagonal route of Us-60, which serves as the primary artery for the small roadside settlements of Wenden and Love. The infrastructure here is heavily influenced by the mining and ranching history of the area, as evidenced by the presence of Hidden Treasure Mine Rd and Urea Ranch Rd. The geography transitions from the flat alluvial plains in the northwest to the complex, elevated topography of the mountains in the southeast, where Tenahatchipi Pass marks a significant gap between the high peaks. This survey captures a moment when traditional desert transit routes and remote industrial access roads remained the primary human imprints on an otherwise expansive and largely undisturbed desert wilderness.