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1943 Map of Dos Cabezas

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Dos Cabezas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Dos Cabezas anchors this Cochise County landscape as a high-altitude settlement situated at the western foot of the Dos Cabezas Mountains. In the early 1940s, the area remained a hub for mining and ranching, with the Mascot Mine and Elma Mine located deep within the canyons of the range. The map illustrates a transition between the elevated mining claims near Mineral Park and the expansive drainage basins of the Sulphur Spring Valley and San Simon Valley.

Water sources like Cienega Spr and Cedar Spr were vital to the livestock operations at Arrowhead Ranch and the SS Ranch further south. The topography is defined by prominent summits including Simmons Peak, Howard Peak, and Rough Mtn, while the presence of an Airway Beacon near Pinery Creek highlights the era's navigational infrastructure. The intricate network of gulches and draws, such as Gold Gulch and Mogul Draw, underscores the rugged character of the terrain surrounding these high-desert outposts.