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1996 Map of Fort Grant

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Fort Grant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Fort Grant (State Prison) dominates this landscape at the base of the Graham Mountains, marking a transition from institutional use to the open cattle ranching of the Arizona high desert. The 1996 imagery update reveals the structured layout of the prison facility and its associated landing strips, set against the historical context of the Fort Grant Military Reservation Boundary. To the south and west, the settlement of Bonita serves as a local hub near Grant Creek, surrounded by established family holdings like Mills Ranch and Estes Ranch.

Drainage patterns define the local geography, with seasonal watercourses such as Jesus Canyon and Gold Gulch Wash carving through the terrain toward the lower basins. The eastern portion of the map climbs into the Coronado National Forest, where steep draws like Mothers Canyon and Pitchfork Canyon emerge. This map is particularly useful for tracing the infrastructure of the late 20th-century ranching economy, from isolated wells and claypits to the primary transit corridor of Fort Grant Road.