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1964 Map of Kayler Butte

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Kayler Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Tonto Creek flows southward through the heart of the Tonto National Forest in this mid-1960s survey of central Arizona. The landscape is marked by the remnants of late 19th-century frontier life, most notably the Old Fort Reno (Site) near Reno Creek. This military site, along with the H Four Cem and scattered ruins, provides a window into the historical settlement patterns of Gila County before modern development.

Elevations rise sharply toward the Sierra Ancha range to the east, where features like Quartz Ledge and Kayler Butte overlook a network of deep drainages including Horse Canyon and Hackberry Basin. For researchers, the presence of localized names such as Branson Ranch and Moore Ranch, alongside numerous springs like Bootlegger Spring and Oak Spring, documents the essential water sources that sustained early ranching and travel through this arid terrain.