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1994 Map of Waucoba Spring

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Waucoba Spring
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Waucoba Spring serves as a vital water source in this high-elevation desert landscape, where the Inyo Mountains and the Saline Range create a complex network of canyons and plateaus. This mid-1990s revision by the Forest Service highlights a region defined by its geological interest and historical isolation, evidenced by the numerous prospects and the Opal Mine tucked into the northern slopes of Opal Canyon.

A sense of solitary history is preserved on the map through a single grave located south of the spring, marking a human presence in a terrain otherwise dominated by features like Whippoorwill Flat and Jackass Flats. Large portions of the area are designated as the Inyo National Forest and the Inyo Mountains Wilderness, where the lack of developed infrastructure suggests a landscape that remains much as it was during the earlier mining eras.