The San Francisco River valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement in this 2017 survey of Catron County. The county seat of Reserve sits at the northern end of a string of agricultural and residential clusters, including Middle Frisco, San Francisco Plaza, and Lower San Francisco Plaza. This arrangement reflect traditional land-use patterns where communities hug the riparian zone between the Saliz Mountains and the canyon walls of the Gila National Forest. Evidence of local infrastructure is seen in the Reserve Airport and the Reserve Cem, while the rugged geography is marked by landmarks like the Reserve Natural Bridge and Higgins Mtn. The landscape is dotted with numerous water management features such as Saliz Mountain Tank Number 1 and Big Pasture Tank, essential for ranching and forest management in this arid southwestern environment.
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1915 · Reserve
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1918 · Reserve
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1954 · Clifton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1957 · Clifton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Clifton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Clifton
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1963 · Sign Camp Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · Saliz Pass
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1963 · O Block Canyon
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1965 · Reserve
USGS Topo · 1:24,000