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1958 Map of Canelo Pass

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Canelo Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

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San Rafael Valley dominates the southern landscape of this 1950s Arizona borderlands survey, where the headwaters of the Santa Cruz River flow through an open expanse of grassland and high-desert draws. To the north and east, the Canelo Hills rise sharply within the Coronado National Forest, marked by peaks like Lookout Knoll. This era was defined by a ranching economy, visible in the dispersed network of family-named spreads and the essential infrastructure of water tanks.

Evidence of local habitation and labor is scattered across the terrain, from the Little Outfit Ranch and its nearby Landing Strip to a remote Cemetery located east of Ki-He-Kah Ranch. The presence of Prospects in Pauline Canyon suggests the persistent search for minerals in the canyons of the Coronado National Forest, while place names like Vaca Ranch and Jones Ranch provide a detailed look at the rural landholdings in Santa Cruz County before more modern developments.