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2023 Map of Payson South

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Payson South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Payson serves as the central hub of this Arizona landscape, characterized by the intersection of mountain terrain and civic development within the Tonto National Forest. The map detail captures the town's growth into the surrounding valleys, reaching from the historical Payson Pioneer Cem and the site of Fort McDonald in the north toward the outlying residential pockets of Oxbow Estates and Round Valley.

A network of local landmarks, including the Gila Community College Payson Campus and the Gila County Superior Court - Payson, anchor the settlement while the topography falls away toward the southeast. Here, the land transitions into the protected Hellsgate Wilderness, where prominent natural features like Narrows Peak and the Red Hills rise above Sorghum Canyon. Numerous water sources, from Turkey Spring to Saint Johns Tank, suggest the historical importance of water management in this arid high-country environment.