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2004 Map of McDowell Peak

Name: 2004 Topographic Map of McDowell Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2007
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2007

About this map

McDowell Mountain defines the topography of this desert landscape, anchored by the high points of McDowell Peak and Thompson Peak. By the early 2000s, the foothills and desert floor show a transition from protected lands to expanding suburban infrastructure. Residential developments and several Golf Courses press against the boundaries of Tonto National Forest and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park.

Evidence of the area's earlier mining and pastoral roots survives in labels like Dixie Mine, scattered Prospects, and the settlement at Reata Pass. Modern community growth is visible in the network of institutional sites such as the Arabian Library, Copper Ridge School, and Notre Dame Prep School. The map also details early 21st-century Scottsdale municipal expansions, with the Scottsdale Corporate Boundary and the Fountain Hills Corporate Boundary meeting among the ridges.