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1965 Map of Buckhorn Mountain

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Buckhorn Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Coconino National Forest encompasses this high-altitude landscape along the Yavapai and Coconino county line. The terrain is defined by a dense network of catchment basins and stock tanks, such as Maverick Basin Tank and Buckhorn Tank No 1, which supported the livestock operations at Buckhorn Ranch and the V Lazy Y Cabin. These small-scale water improvements are critical markers for the region's ranching history, scattered among prominent landforms like Buckhorn Mountain and the distinctively named Devils Windpipe.

Accessibility in the mid-1960s was limited primarily to rugged routes like the Walker Basin Jeep Trail, which meandered through Cedar Flat and Indian Flat. The drainage patterns of Clear Creek and Long Canyon illustrate the complex topography that ranchers navigated, while features like the Salmon Lake Basin and Salmon Lake Butte highlight the localized geography utilized for seasonal grazing and water management.