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2014 Map of Calderwood Butte

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Calderwood Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Agua Fria River corridor anchors this 2014 survey of the northwestern Phoenix suburbs, where rapid residential growth meets the desert peaks of Calderwood Butte and West Wing Mtn. The map documents a complex network of master-planned communities including Vistancia, Sun City West, and Westbrook Village, revealing how modern street grids have been carefully integrated with natural drainages like Padeford Wash and Caterpillar Tank Wash.

Tracing the boundaries between Peoria, Surprise, and El Mirage, the document highlights the infrastructure required to manage the desert landscape, from the McMicken Dam Outlet Channel to the Marinette Heading Canal. In the south, Sunland Memorial Park stands near the small settlement of Lizard, while the northern reaches show the early stages of development pushing into the foothills near Lake Bonita.