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2021 Map of Big Lue Mountains

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Big Lue Mountains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Big Lue Mountains rise along the high-desert borderlands of Arizona and New Mexico, where the Apache National Forest meets the Gila National Forest. This remote landscape is defined by its verticality, featuring prominent summits like Palace Peak and McMullen Peak that look over a network of deep drainage systems, including Sixshooter Canyon, Beef Eater Canyon, and the sheer-walled Hells Hole Canyon.

Water sources are the primary evidence of human activity in this arid environment, marked by isolated springs such as Big Lue Spring and Mexican Spring, alongside numerous livestock tanks like Old Collett Tank and Tennessee Tank. Primitive transit routes such as the Black Jack Trl and the Harden Cienega Rd traverse the high country, connecting landmarks like Stockton Gap and the distinctive Needles Eye rock formation.