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1964 Map of Maverick Mountain

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Maverick Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Bartlett Reservoir dominates the northwestern corner of this landscape, its shoreline defined by underwater contours surveyed by the Salt River Project. The surrounding terrain within the Tonto National Forest is a complex network of high peaks and deep washes, centered on the heights of Maverick Mountain and Granite Mountain. This mid-century survey captures a backcountry environment where movement was dictated by topographical breaks like Log Corral Canyon and Maverick Mountain Wash Trail.

Evidence of ranching and early resource extraction appears in the form of the Dos S Ranch near Sycamore Creek and a Quarry situated near the reservoir. The map is particularly notable for its documentation of numerous isolated water sources essential for survival in this arid environment, including Chinatown Spring, Maverick Spring, and Brush Corral Spring, many of which served as focal points for the trail networks connecting Cottonwood Basin to the higher elevations of Indian Spring Peak.