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2021 Map of Wolf Hole Mountain West

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Wolf Hole Mountain West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Wolf Hole Mountain and Black Rock Mountain dominate this corner of the Mojave Desert in Mohave County, where the landscape is defined by the critical search for water in an arid environment. The map reveals a sophisticated network of water management features, ranging from natural seeps like Alkaline Seep to developed resources such as Maple Reservoir and Wolf Hole Wildlife Reservoir. These water sources are connected by a series of historic tracks, including 1959 Trl and 1961 Trl, which likely supported livestock grazing or local transit between the plateaus.

Deep canyons such as Tombstone Canyon and Little Purgatory Canyon carve through the terrain, providing natural corridors like Little Wolf Pass. The presence of numerous named tanks and ponds, such as Larson Tank and Mustang Pond, illustrates the persistent efforts to harness surface runoff in this high-desert region. For those researching land use and ranching history, the distribution of these improvements relative to features like Low Mtn offers a clear view of how the environment dictated human movement.