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2014 Map of Dome

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

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Gila River valley in the Arizona desert defines this landscape, where the settlement of Dome sits at the base of the Gila Mountains. A significant historical corridor is preserved here via the Route of Butterfield Stage, which follows the southern riverbank. This route once served as a critical link for mail and passengers traveling through the Southwest before the advent of the transcontinental railroad.

North of the river, the terrain rises into the Muggins Mountains and the distinctively named Klothos Temple. The land is carved by numerous ephemeral drainages including Castle Dome Wash and Vinegarroon Wash, which feed toward the Gila River from the Castle Dome Plain. The map details modern infrastructure such as Us-95 alongside historical land divisions and the Gila Levee Rd, showing the ongoing management of the desert floodplains.