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1945 Map of Mt. Graham

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Mt. Graham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The State Industrial School Fort Grant (PO) stands at the base of the high timbered peaks within the Coronado National Forest, marking a notable institutional footprint in this part of Graham County. To the east, the landscape transitions from the ranching flats of the Sulphur Spring Valley into a series of ridges and deep canyons, including Marijilda Canyon and Jacobson Canyon. Cultural points of interest such as Old Columbine, the Columbine Ranger Station, and a C C C Camp reflect early twentieth-century administrative and recreational development in the high country.

Legacy ranching operations like the Moyer Ranch, Mills Ranch, and Angle Orchard Ranch are scattered across the valley floor and foothills. The map provides a detailed view of the water sources essential to these holdings, tracing Ash Creek and the Bonita Creek drainage. High elevation landmarks including Heliograph Peak and Ladybug Peak tower over local settlements like Turkey Flat and Bonita, documenting the geography of this Arizona wilderness before mid-century modernization.