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2014 Map of Humboldt Mountain

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Humboldt Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Humboldt Mountain and the surrounding high desert of the Tonto National Forest dominate this portrait of northern Maricopa County. The landscape is a network of complex drainages and named summits, where the rugged topography is punctuated by spring-fed canyons like Seven Springs and Mashakattee Canyon. While much of the area remains undeveloped forest land, the southern portion of the map shows the encroaching edge of Scottsdale and the residential layout of the Tonto Hills Subdivision.

Evidence of the area's history is found in the infrastructure of the backcountry, including Old Mine Rd and various forest service routes such as Blue Wash Rd. These paths trace the heritage of prospecting and ranching across landforms like Bronco Butte and Rackensack Canyon. Water sources, critical to the survival of any settlement here, are documented through a series of tanks and springs, from Humboldt Tank to Jack Springs, illustrating the vital hydrology of the Arizona desert.