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1999 Map of Lookout Mountain

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Lookout Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-altitude landscape in Sierra County, marking a fundamental geographic boundary within the Gila National Forest. This 1999 revision captures a remote wilderness area defined by complex drainages and early resource extraction, centered around the Lookout Mountain summit. The presence of the Lookout Mine and various unnamed mines along the slopes of Blackhawk Gulch and Chloride Creek point to the region's historical mineral interest.

Water sources are critical features in this arid environment, noted by numerous isolated points such as Sawmill Cabin Spring, Wild Cow Spring, and the Turkey Run Well. While large settlements are absent, the map identifies small human footprints like the Monument Park Cabin and South Fork Lodge. Large swaths of the territory are designated as the Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Black Range Wilderness, preserving a primitive landscape where road access like Seventyfour Draw gives way to natural canyons including Fisherman Canyon and Beautiful Canyon.