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1963 Map of Gold Hill

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Gold Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Mining operations and remote ranching outposts define this high-desert terrain within the Gila National Forest along the border of Hidalgo and Grant counties. The landscape is heavily marked by late 19th and early 20th-century extraction, featuring a dense cluster of named claims such as the Wormy Mine, Ruby Mine, and the Never Fail Mine. These workings surround the prominent heights of Gold Hill and Apache Mountain, where a network of canyons like Monarch Canyon and Hoodoo Canyon carve through the uplifted rock.

Evidence of local habitation is visible at the Gold Hill Cemetery and scattered family holdings including the Cline Ranch and Round Mountain Ranch. The presence of several vital water sources, such as Hoodoo Spring and Peterson Spring, explains the placement of these early homesteads and cattle operations in an otherwise arid environment. Modern infrastructure, including a prominent Powerline and a Pipeline, cuts across the ancient topography, marking the transition of this rugged frontier into the mid-20th century.