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1950 Map of Tecopa

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Tecopa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Tecopa and the Amargosa River valley are captured here mid-century, defined by a landscape of desert mining and remote settlements. The survey documents a period of industrial transition, featuring a prominent Dismantled Railroad that once connected these desert outposts to larger markets. Mining activity is concentrated in the southern highlands, where sites like the Gunsight Mine, Noonday Mine, and War Eagle Mine are situated near the Mine Camp and Tecopa Pass.

Water sources, critical to the survival of the China Ranch and the resort at Tecopa Hot Springs, are carefully mapped, including Grimshaw Lake and several springs along the Resting Spring Range. The historic route of the Old Spanish Trail cuts through the Chicago Valley and over the Nopah Range via Emigrant Pass, following the same paths used by travelers for generations before the arrival of modern infrastructure.