1995 Map of Pine Canyon

About this map

Cibola National Forest encompasses the rugged high-country terrain of this quadrangle, where the Third Standard Parallel North marks the boundary between McKinley and Cibola Counties. The landscape is defined by the broad Las Tusas Valley and the waters of Bluewater Lake, which dominates the eastern portion of the map. Smaller water sources like Flowing Well, Spring, and Tjusas Mesa Tank illustrate the critical importance of managed water points in this arid environment. Human activity is sparse but specific, centered around the Ford Ranch, the Stallings site, and the Cottonwood Gulch Camp. Deep incisions like Pine Canyon and drainages such as Cottonwood Creek and Sawyer Creek carve through the forested uplands, providing a clear record of the area's complex topography and land-use patterns in the mid-1990s.