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1962 Map of Mountainaire

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Mountainaire
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Coconino National Forest defines this high-country landscape, where the settlement of Mountainaire sits near the head of Pumphouse Wash. The map documents a complex network of water resources essential for forest management and local life, including Landon Spring, Griffiths Spring, and dozens of livestock or wildlife tanks like Heckethorn Tank and Priest Tank. Cultural history is noted at the Grave south of Pumphouse and the Scott Ruins near the western edge of the quadrangle.

Evidence of historical transportation and land use appears through the Old Grade railroad bed and the Lindbergh Spring Roadside Park. To the southwest, the terrain drops dramatically into the Sterling Canyon and Oak Creek area, home to the State Fish Hatchery and the Oak Creek Vista Campground. This 1962 survey, later updated with 1974 aerial data, captures the intersection of early recreation sites and a well-established system of forest draws and buttes like Smith Butte and Ritter Butte.