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1950 Map of Ubehebe Peak

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Ubehebe Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Ubehebe Peak dominates this 1950s terrain of Inyo County, anchoring a landscape defined by the mining extraction and geological oddities within Death Valley National Monument. The map documents a significant era of desert prospecting, where remote operations like the Ubehebe Mine, Lost Burro Mine, and Lippincott Lead Mine relied on isolated water sources such as Spanish Spring and Big Dodd Spr. The presence of Lee Pump and Blackrock Well further illustrates the critical infrastructure required for survival and industry in this arid environment.

Of particular interest is The Racetrack, a playa famed for its sliding stones, and The Grandstand, a distinctive rock formation at its northern end. The survey also details the deep topographical shifts from the Saline Valley to the heights of the Panamint Range and Hunter Mountain. These labels provide a literal roadmap of the mid-century mining economy, tracing numerous prospects and mines scattered across the Nelson Range and Ulida Flat.