1996 Map of Mc Grew Spring

About this map

Kartchner Caverns State Park anchors this desert landscape in Cochise County, where the Whetstone Mountains meet the San Pedro River valley. The terrain is defined by a series of dramatic drainages including Guindani Canyon, Middle Canyon, and Dry Canyon, which fall away from the national forest boundary toward the eastern lowlands. Human activity is marked by scattered ranching and mining infrastructure, with sites like the Ricketts Mine and H & D Mine appearing alongside numerous water catchments like Mesquite Tank and Bates Tank. The map captures a transition in land management at the close of the 20th century, showing the established Coronado National Forest alongside the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and the municipal Benson Corporate Boundary creeping in from the north.