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1968 Map of Tin Mountain

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Tin Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Tin Mountain serves as a central landmark in this Mohave County interior, where the high-elevation Cottonwood Cliffs meet the Aquarius Mts. The landscape is defined by its transition from high plateaus to the drainage systems of Knight Creek and Willow Creek. Human activity is concentrated along the infrastructure corridors, evidenced by a prominent east-west Pipeline and several water-management features like the Water Tank and various scattered corrals.

Remote outposts such as Knight and the secluded Faculty Springs provide glimpses into the ranching and resource-based economy of the late 1960s. The presence of Mesquite Thicket Spring and a Borrow Pit suggests a reliance on local groundwater and materials for maintaining the sparse road network and livestock operations. This 1968 survey, revised in 1980, captures the high-desert terrain before major modern developments, preserving the original locations of namesake springs and family-named landmarks.