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1979 Map of Luzena

Name: 1979 Topographic Map of Luzena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Luzena serves as a central point in this high-desert landscape, where the Southern Pacific Railroad parallels the modern interstate corridor. The map reveals a transition from the drainage basins of Monk Draw and Gold Gulch in the north to the uplifted terrain of Maverick Mountain and Rough Mountain in the south. These southern peaks are carved by numerous canyons, including Angle Canyon and Buckeye Canyon, which provided essential water sources like Riley Spring and White Rock Spring.

Evidence of historical activity is scattered across the quadrangle, notably at the Buckeye Mill (Site) and several borrow pits. Local land use is further characterized by scattered ranching infrastructure such as the Woodrow Windmill and a Corral, while the curious Cowboy Swimming Hole suggests a human element in this arid environment. The presence of Graves near the railroad tracks near Luzena adds a poignant genealogical detail to the mapped record of Cochise County.