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1989 Map of Big Lue Mountains

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Big Lue Mountains
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Big Lue Mountains dominate this high-altitude landscape along the border of Arizona and New Mexico, where the Apache National Forest meets the Gila National Forest. This late-twentieth-century survey documents a wilderness defined by its complex drainage network and strategic water sources. Significant peaks like Palace Peak and McMullen Peak rise above a labyrinth of deep cuts, including Sixshooter Canyon and Hells Hole Canyon.

Resource management and ranching history are evident in the numerous named tanks and springs, such as Maverick Tank, Old Collett Tank, and Black Jack Spring. The terrain is marked by industrial and local history sites like the Quarry near Clumpy and several gravel pits. Unique ecological features like the Harden Cienega in the north and The Junipers provide context for the natural environment of the Greenlee and Grant county line during this era of federal land oversight.