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1962 Map of Bill Williams Mtn

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Bill Williams Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The town of Williams serves as the focal point for this high-altitude landscape, situated along the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad line. Dominated by the volcanic mass of Bill Williams Mountain, the area exhibits a transition from the structured town grid with its High School and local Cemeteries to a wilderness defined by water management and resource extraction. Reservoirs such as Dogtown Reservoir, White Horse Lake, and JD Dam Lake illustrate the critical role of water storage in this arid environment.

Beyond the town limits, the map reveals a history of ranching and industry, from the Benham Ranch and Shiner Ranch to the Cinder Pits and various quarries scattered throughout the Kaibab National Forest and Prescott National Forest. The presence of several cinder pits and a Lookout Tower atop the primary peak indicates a landscape managed for both timber protection and geological materials during the mid-twentieth century.