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1991 Map of Maness Peak

Name: 1991 Topographic Map of Maness Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Blue River valley serves as the central artery for this remote high-country landscape, straddling the rugged border between Greenlee County, Arizona and Catron County, New Mexico. In the early 1990s, the area remained dominated by the Apache National Forest, with settlement patterns tied closely to the river and its tributaries. Small homesteads and operations like Luce Ranch, Blue River Ranch, and the Lazy YJ Ranch highlight the region's enduring ranching character.

Social and community landmarks are concentrated near the water at Blue Crossing, where the Blue School and Blue Cemetery are situated. The surrounding terrain is defined by dramatic elevation changes, moving from the depths of Jackson Box Canyon to the summits of Maness Peak and Milligan Peak. This survey provides an essential record of rural infrastructure in the San Francisco Mountains, documenting a network of primitive roads and trails like the Centerfire Trail that connected these isolated outposts.