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1950 Map of Reading Mountain

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Reading Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Reading Mountain and the high elevations of the Pinos Altos Range dominate this mid-century survey of Grant County. The topography is defined by sharp vertical relief, where ridges like Tadpole Ridge and Sheep Ridge divide deep drainage systems such as Reading Canyon and Holman Canyon. Human activity is sparse and tied directly to water sources, evidenced by the presence of Snow Creek Cabin near Snow Creek Spring and Allen Springs further south.

Remote landmarks such as Devils Garden and Preachers Point highlight the isolation of the terrain at the time of the 1950 field check. To the west, the landscape flattens into Dorsey Mesa and Bobtail Mesa, while the southern reaches follow the winding course of Walnut Creek. The boundary of the Gila National Forest is marked, encompassing a wilderness of steep gulches including Webb Gulch and Long Gulch that remain largely undeveloped.