1950 Map of Holy Joe Peak

About this map

The rugged mining and ranching landscape of Pinal County is captured here in the late 1940s, centered on the dramatic rise of Holy Joe Peak and the surrounding canyon systems. Scattered throughout these high desert peaks are signs of an earlier homesteading era, most notably the Vale District Sch (Aban'd), marking a site where local education had already receded by the time of this field check. Ranching remains the primary activity across the terrain, with established outposts like Mounterest Ranch, Aravaipa Farms, and Reese Ranch situated along the drainage of Aravaipa Creek and its many tributaries.