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2018 Map of Cocoraque Butte

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Cocoraque Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Cocoraque Butte stands as a prominent landmark in the Roskruge Mountains, overlooking a landscape defined by desert hydrology and ranching infrastructure. This high-desert region in Pima County transitions between the Altar Valley and Avra Valley, where the drainage of Brawley Wash dictates the movement of water across the arid floor. The distribution of man-made catchments like Batamote Tank, Ramon Tank, and Twin Tanks reveals the critical importance of water management for local land use.

Transportation through the area is primarily facilitated by ranch roads and rural tracks, such as W Cocoraque Ranch Rd and Garcia Ranch Rd, which navigate the terrain surrounding Recortado Mtn and Rocky Point. These routes underscore the area's character as a working landscape, where topographical features and scattered water sources are the primary points of orientation for those traversing the Pima County desert.