1967 Map of Natanes Mts NW

About this map

The San Carlos Indian Reservation encompasses this high-elevation landscape within the Natanes Plateau and Natanes Mountains. Grounded by the 1967 field check, the map reveals a network of water sources critical for life and movement through this arid environment, including Old Summit Springs, Bill Simmons Spring, and several named livestock tanks like Double Circle Tank. The terrain is deeply dissected by drainages such as Sawmill Canyon and Ash Fork Creek. Evidence of land management and surveillance is found at the Edwards Lookout Tower, while the sparse infrastructure of the era is represented by a series of Jeep Trails and Pack Trails that follow natural contours and watercourses. This survey records a remote and strictly managed landscape, where the naming of individual springs like Soldier Hole Spring marks essential waypoints for navigation.