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1997 Map of Alpine

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Alpine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The mountain community of Alpine sits near the headwaters of the San Francisco River in this detailed 1990s survey. Located within the Apache National Forest, the settlement serves as a critical highland hub, centered at the intersection of US Highway 180 and US Highway 191. The map documents a landscape heavily managed for water and forestry, with numerous stock tanks and catchments such as Williams Tank and Georges Lake supporting local ranching operations like Noble Ranch.

Significant landmarks of the era include the Alpine Ranger Station and the Alpine Admin Site, reflecting the town's administrative role within the national forest. Beyond the residential clusters and the Mobile Home Park, the terrain rises toward South Mountain and Tenney Mountain, dissected by complex drainages like Coyote Canyon and Bull Canyon. The presence of Radio Ground and various Communication Towers atop the ridges highlights the modernization of this high-elevation corridor at the close of the twentieth century.