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2018 Map of Harrison Canyon

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Harrison Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Sunset sits at a geographic crossroads in Graham County, where the southern reaches of the Black Hills meet the drainages of Aravaipa Canyon and Harrison Canyon. This high-desert landscape within the Coronado National Forest is defined by its water management, evidenced by numerous named catchment basins such as Flower Ranch Tank, Lane Tank, and Hurry-Up Tank. These features, alongside Renee Spring and Cassidy Spring, highlight the importance of water security in the cattle-ranching territory of the eastern Galiuro Mountains.

Access through the area is traced via utilitarian routes and distinctively named paths like Talking Wind Trl and Warpaint Path. The terrain transitions from the deep incisions of Black Canyon and Wood Canyon in the north to the prominence of Baker Hill in the south. This survey documents the complex system of seasonal creeks, including Harrison Cr and N Oak Cr, that carve through the arid topography.