2021 Map of Porcupine Ridge

About this map

The Sitgreaves National Forest occupies this high-elevation landscape, where the Mogollon Plateau drops into a complex network of drainages. The area is defined by its deep canyons and named ridges, including Porcupine Ridge, Chevelon Ridge, and Willow Ridge. This terrain, dominated by the Chevelon Canyon system, shows a landscape managed for both timber and recreation, with a dense network of forest infrastructure such as the Mogollon Rim Snowmobile Loop Trl and Rim Road. Water sources are sparse but critical across this arid high country, marked by isolated points like Waters Draw Spring, Cliff Springs, and high-country tanks like Buck Tank. Small upland bodies of water, including Dudley Lake and Deer Lake, provide the few stable water features in a region primarily shaped by seasonal runoff through corridors like West Fork Alder Canyon and Waters Draw.