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1964 Map of New River Mesa

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of New River Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Tonto National Forest landscape shown here in the early 1960s is defined by a high-desert terrain of dramatic mesas and deep canyons, where water sources like Robbers Roost Spring and Cottonwood Spring dictated the locations of human activity. Mining interests are scattered across the southern and northern sectors, notably the Phoenix Mine and Maricopa Mine near the base of Continental Mountain, as well as the Grays Gulch Mine to the north.

Remote infrastructure serves this arid interior, including the Ashdale Ranger Station and a solitary Landing Strip near the Flemming Spring area. The topographic data reveals a complex network of unnamed trails and jeep paths winding between massive landforms such as Skull Mesa and New River Mesa, suggesting a region primarily utilized for resource extraction, forestry management, and cattle ranching during the mid-century era.