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1997 Map of Luna Lake

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Luna Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Alpine sits at the center of this high-elevation landscape, where the headwaters of the San Francisco River and the Blue River originate in the heart of the Apache National Forest. This late-twentieth-century revision illustrates the community's development through features like the Alpine Country Club and the Mobile Home Park, while maintaining its rural character with the Double J Ranch and a local Cemetery. The topography is dominated by the southern slopes of Escudilla Mountain and the prominent Juniper Bench to the south.

Water management is a central theme, anchored by Luna Lake and the Luna Dam, which support recreational use at the Luna Lake Campground. The map also captures the complex intersection of several administrative boundaries, including the Arizona-New Mexico state line and the border between Apache and Catron counties. Small family-named water sources like Jackson Spring and Adair Tank dot the backcountry, tracing a history of land use and grazing in these uplands.