1988 Map of Big Springs

About this map

Kaibab National Forest dominates this landscape on the North Rim, where high-altitude water sources like Big Springs and Mangum Springs provided critical infrastructure for forest management and early twentieth-century ranching. The Big Springs Ranger Station serves as a central hub in a complex network of canyons, including the deep cuts of Big Springs Canyon and Castle Canyon. This 1980s provisional survey shows the transition between the national forest and the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve, marked by topographic landmarks such as a Lookout Tower and Moquitch Point. For researchers, the map details the intricate drainage patterns of the South Fork Moquitch Canyon and North Fork Riggs Canyon, illustrating the terrain that defined land use in this part of Coconino County.