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1997 Map of Dutch Blue Creek

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Dutch Blue Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The Blue River carves through this remote section of the Apache National Forest in Greenlee County, serving as the central artery for a landscape defined by deep canyons and isolated outposts. In the late 1990s, the area remained largely inaccessible by modern standards, characterized by the Blue Range Primitive Area and a network of livestock management sites like the Lower Oak Creek Corral and Hannah Spring Canyon Corral.

Evidence of seasonal habitation and ranching history is peppered throughout the drainages, from the H-U Bar Cabin to the high-elevation Winter Cabin near Bonehead Basin. Notable for local history researchers are the numerous named water sources like Hannah Hot Spring and Jack Rabbit Spring, which supported the region's cattle operations. The presence of a Ranger Station and the Gila and Salt River Base Line highlights the area's significance for federal land management and surveying history.