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1969 Map of Lake Montezuma

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Lake Montezuma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Montezuma Castle National Monument and the adjacent Montezuma Well anchor the southeastern corner of this Yavapai County landscape, where the perennial flow of Beaver Creek meets a developing residential network. The late 1960s suburban expansion of Lake Montezuma is visible through a dense grid of named streets like Valley Vista Rd and Top-O-The Morning Dr, contrasting sharply with the expansive grazing lands of Beaverhead Flat.

Further upstream, the settlements of Rimrock and McGuireville serve as gateway points to the Coconino National Forest. The map documents a diverse infrastructure, from the small Rimrock Airport and Beaver Creek Sch to remote outposts such as Winter Cabin and Apache Maid Ranch. Water management is central to the area's utility, marked by numerous stock tanks like Beaverhead Tank No 1 and Johnnies Tank, supporting ranching operations amidst the canyons of Bias Canyon and Hog Canyon.