2011 Map of Fourth of July Butte

About this map

Centennial Wash and its many intermittent tributaries define the drainage patterns of this arid Maricopa County landscape. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the terrain rises toward Fourth of July Butte and Dixie Peak, while the northern section is marked by a rigid grid of local thoroughfares such as W Dobbins Rd and W Elliot Rd. Evidence of land use and desert infrastructure appears at Davis Ranch and Galleto Tank, alongside the utility corridor of El Paso Natural Gas Rd. The map illustrates the intersection of natural desert features, like Fourth of July Wash, with the expanding rural road network west of the Phoenix metropolitan area during the early 21st century.