Dos Cabezas anchors the southwestern foothills of its namesake mountain range, where the desert floor meets the steep rise of the Dos Cabezas Mountains. This high-altitude landscape is characterized by a dense network of water sources, including Ivanhoe Spring, Turkey Spring, and Bota Chiquita Spring, which served as vital life-lines for early mining and ranching operations. The presence of the Mascot Mine Rd and Iron Tower points to the area's extraction history, while the local road network—including Butterfield Rd and Stagecoach Rd—follows historical transit corridors through the Cochise County interior. To the east, the terrain climbs toward prominent summits like Rough Mtn and Government Peak, split by deep drainages such as Happy Camp Canyon and Siphon Canyon. The topography here illustrates the transition from open range to the complex, spring-fed geology of the Arizona sky islands.
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1917 · San Simon
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1922 · Willcox
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1926 · Cochise Head
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Bowie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Dos Cabezas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Fisher Hills
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Bowie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Bowie
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1950 · Cochise Head
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1954 · Silver City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000