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1999 Map of Burro Peak

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Burro Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Big Burro Mountains define this section of the Gila National Forest, where the high-altitude Continental Divide winds past Ferguson Mountain and Burro Peak. This landscape is heavily marked by a legacy of extraction, showing a dense network of mining sites including the Austin-Amazon Mines, the Merry Widow Shaft, and the Silver Dollar Mine. These labels reveal the industrial intensity of the Grant County highlands, where even small-scale prospects and mine dumps are meticulously recorded.

Deep in the rugged drainages, water sources such as Grapevine Spring and Mud Spring provided vital support for both mining operations and early settlement. The presence of the Burro Mountain Homestead and McCauley Ranch points to a dual economy of ranching and prospecting that persisted at the end of the 20th century. Movement through this terrain is mapped via steep 4WD tracks and trails through named canyons like Sawmill Canyon and Iron Gulch.