Milpitas Wash defines the drainage of this arid Imperial County landscape, carving through the expansive Smoketree Valley. The area is characterized by a network of intermittent desert washes and a sparse infrastructure of unpaved desert tracks. Remote access to the region is provided by Milpitas Wash Rd and Midway Well Rd, which connect these alluvial plains to the broader California desert. The map captures the quiet isolation of the valley, where only a few named routes like Dietz Rd and Smoke Tree Ln mark human presence among the complex natural drainages.
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1942 · Blythe
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1953 · Palo Verde Mountains
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Quartz Peak
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Chuckwalla Spring
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Acolita
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Salton Sea
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Salton Sea
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Salton Sea
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Salton Sea
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1965 · Salton Sea
USGS Topo · 1:250,000