2018 Map of Arivaca

About this map

Arivaca serves as the central hub of this high-desert landscape in the late 2010s, where residential streets like W 1st St and S 7th Ave meet the broader cattle and mining routes of the Arizona borderlands. The terrain is defined by the sharp transition from the Las Guijas Mountains in the north to the Coronado National Forest and Cobre Ridge in the south. This area illustrates a complex patchwork of land management, dominated by the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR) and its conservation of critical riparian corridors along Arivaca Creek. Local water sources are marked by numerous cattle tanks and springs, including Mule Shoe Tank and Fraguita Spring, which have sustained ranching for generations. The inclusion of W Yellow Jacket Mine Rd alludes to the region's long history of mineral extraction among the peaks of Fraguita Peak and the San Luis Mountains.