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1929 Map of Yucca

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Yucca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Yucca serves as a critical junction in this arid Mohave County landscape, situated where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway meets the historic Old Trails Highway. This 1920s-era survey captures the infrastructure of the high desert before the modernization of the interstate system, showcasing a network of secondary desert routes like the Signal Road, Lebarron Road, and the Yucca Cutoff.

The rugged terrain of the Black Mountains dominates the western edge of the quadrangle, while the vast Sacramento Wash and its tributaries, including Mackenzie Wash and Happy Jack Wash, carve through the basin. Near the southern rail siding of Haviland, the map details the subtle topography of the desert floor leading toward Flattop and Cactus Mtn, providing a clear look at the transit-dependent settlement patterns of early twentieth-century Arizona.