2021 Map of Panther Mound

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Everglades National Park dominates this landscape, revealing a delicate network of tropical hardwood hammocks and slow-moving water in the southern interior of Florida. The terrain is defined by The Everglades and the wide, shallow drainage of the Shark River Slough, which facilitates the sheet flow of water across the limestone shelf. Named high points or "islands" of vegetation such as Panther Mound, Cane-Mill Hammock, and Guava Hammock serve as critical ecological anchors in an otherwise water-dominated environment. To the northwest, the boundary with Big Cypress National Preserve marks the transition between these two massive protected wetlands. This 2021 survey illustrates the remote character of the Monroe and Miami-Dade county line, where no roads or permanent human settlements appear, reflecting the state's commitment to preserving the original hydrologic character of this wilderness.