1968 Map of Valentine SE

About this map

Mining operations and remote desert springs define this late 1960s landscape in the high desert of Arizona. A concentration of mineral claims appears in the northwest, including the Copper Giant Mine, Alabama Mine, and the Walkover Mine, where topographic lines reveal the steep approaches to these mountain workings. This period of the survey shows the critical importance of water management in an arid climate, with numerous corrals, water tanks, and a long north-south Aqueduct cutting through the terrain. The dramatic transition between the Cottonwood Cliffs and the Cottonwood Mountains is marked by deep drainages like Wright Canyon and Red Horn Canyon, which provide natural routes through the elevation changes. Evidence of local ranching and prospecting is found at isolated points like Little Cottonwood Spring and Red Horn Spring, connected by an sparse network of Jeep trails.