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2014 Map of Yucca NW

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Yucca NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Black Mountains rise sharply in the southwest, casting long shadows across the Mojave Desert floor. This arid landscape is defined by the broad drainage of the Sacramento Wash and its tributaries, including Black Rock Wash and Walnut Cr, which carve through the Sacramento Valley. Human settlement is concentrated along the transport corridor on the eastern edge of the quadrangle, where the community of Yucca and the railway siding at Athos provide rare points of habitation in the brushland.

Genealogical researchers will find the Yucca Cems located near the townsite, while local historians can trace the network of desert roads such as Proving Ground Rd and Caliche Springs Rd. The presence of Caliche Spring suggests a critical water source in this parched terrain. The map also delineates the high plateau of Black Mesa, contrasting with the lower alluvial plains where Rock Cr and Willow Cr occasionally flow during seasonal rains.