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1984 Map of Stump Spring

Name: 1984 Topographic Map of Stump Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Old Spanish Trail cuts across this high desert landscape, tracing a historic path through the arid transition between Pahrump Valley and Mesquite Valley. This survey, compiled from late 1970s aerial photography, documents the remote borderland where the Von Schmidt Boundary separates California and Nevada. Settlement is sparse, anchored primarily by the Hidden Hills Ranch and the vital but ephemeral Stump Spring (Dry).

Evidence of mineral exploration and survival in this water-scarce environment is scattered throughout the quadrangle. Researchers can locate remote operations like the Green Monster Mine and Blackwater Mine, while several critical water sources such as Horse Thief Springs, Mound Spring, and Lost Cabin Spring are meticulously plotted. The map provides an essential record of the resource extraction and ranching infrastructure that defined this section of the Mojave during the late twentieth century.