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1962 Map of Mc Graw Mountain

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Mc Graw Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Lake Ouachita dominates the northern half of this landscape, its intricate shoreline carving deep into the Ouachita National Forest. The map captures the reservoir at its normal pool elevation 578, showing the recreational development that followed its creation, including the Tompkins Bend Recreation Area and Joplin Recreation Area. South of the water, the terrain rises sharply into a series of roughly parallel ridges, notably Hickorynut Mountain and Broken Rock Mountain.

Evidence of local history and resource management is found in the Hickorynut Lookout Tower and the small Murphy Cem tucked near Murphy Creek. The southern edge of the survey transitions into the Mazarn Valley, where the land flattens slightly near Camp Clearfork. This 1962 record provides a detailed view of the Montgomery County backcountry, documenting the transition from high ridgelines like Mc Graw Mountain to the sprawling reservoir that reshaped the region's geography.