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1912 Map of Mogollon

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Mogollon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Mogollon and the high peaks of the Mule Mountains dominate this early twentieth-century survey of southwestern New Mexico. The landscape is defined by the transition from the river valleys of the San Francisco River and Gila River to the towering heights of Whitewater Baldy and Center Baldy. In this era, the mining settlement at Cooney and the nearby Power Plant at Graham represent the industrial reach into the steep canyons of the Gila National Forest.

Lower elevations along the western edge show a string of frontier outposts including Alma, Glenwood, and Pleasanton. Farther into the interior, remote life is marked by several Rangers Cabins, the Meadows Stage Sta, and scattered ranching operations like the N Bar Ranch and 916 Ranch. This survey captures the region when travel relied on a network of Trails and established stage stations to navigate the complex system of mesas and deep canyons like Sheridan Gulch.