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1962 Map of Kofa Butte

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Kofa Butte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Kofa Range dominates this desert landscape in the early 1960s, serving as a backdrop for a storied mining history within the Kofa Game Refuge Boundary. Significant operations like the King of Arizona Mine and the North Star Mine are detailed alongside their supporting infrastructure, including the North Star Well 14 and a small Cemetery nearby. The presence of Petroglyphs near Alamo Spring indicates an ancient human connection to these arid peaks long before the arrival of twentieth-century prospectors.

Water management is critical across the Ranegras Plain and Palomas Plain, shown through a network of structures such as Crowder Dam, Yaqui Tanks, and Cholla Tank. Travel through the region relied on primitive routes like the Engesser Pass Road and Wilbanks Road, which connected remote landmarks like Owl Head and Kofa Butte to the scattered wells and mine groups that defined the era's local economy.