2011 Map of Red Hill Ranch

About this map

The Red Hill Ranch settlement sits along Espee Rd in this high-desert portion of the San Francisco Plateau. This landscape is defined by its water management strategy, where the availability of livestock water depends on an extensive system of catchment basins and tanks distributed across the arid terrain. Names like Windy Wilson Tank, Marshall Tank, and Old Freeman Tank speak to the ranching heritage of Coconino County, indicating specific family or local identities associated with these vital resources. Drainage in the area is marked by Monument Wash, which cuts through the northwestern corner of the map. The spatial distribution of features like Big Red Hill Tank and Pouquette Tank illustrates the vast distances between reliable water sources and the low-density development characteristic of this region in the early twenty-first century.