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1949 Map of Camp Wood

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Camp Wood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

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The Prescott National Forest dominates this mid-century landscape in Yavapai County, defined by a complex network of cattle ranches and government outposts. The map reveals the administrative footprint of the era through the Walnut Cr Ranger Sta and the Ranger Guard Sta near Camp Wood. Private landholdings are remarkably distinct, particularly the massive Luis Maria Baca Float No 5, a historic Spanish land grant boundary that cuts a straight line through the western drainage.

Settlement is characterized by isolated homesteads and working livestock operations such as K4 Ranch, Yolo Ranch, and Cienega Ranch. The rugged topography of the Juniper Mts and Juniper Mesa is dissected by numerous water sources vital for high-desert ranching, including Walnut Creek, Turkey Creek, and Pine Spr. High points like Hide Creek Mtn and Camp Wood Mtn provided essential vantage points for forest management and fire monitoring in this remote high-country terrain.