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1958 Map of Lochiel

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Lochiel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Duquesne and Washington Camp serve as the industrial anchors of this high-altitude mining district within the Coronado National Forest. This 1958 revision captures a landscape defined by complex mineral extraction, where dozens of named workings like the Worlds Fair Mine, Lead Queen Mine, and Trench Camp dot the terrain near American Peak. The map provides an intimate look at the copper and silver mining infrastructure that shaped the Patagonia Mountains during the mid-20th century.

Further east, the geography transitions into the open cattle country of the San Rafael Valley. The settlement of Lochiel sits directly on the Arizona Sonora border, marked by a US Customhouse and the Fray Marcos de Niza Historic Monument. Family ranching operations, including the Shaffer Ranch, Greene Ranch, and Jones Ranch, illustrate a rural economy revolving around water management, evidenced by numerous stock tanks such as Bog Hole Tank and Dan Tank scattered across the valley floor.