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1954 Map of Silver City

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Silver City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Silver City and the surrounding mining districts of southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona anchor this mid-century survey. The landscape is defined by the extraction of silver and copper, evidenced by the Ash Peak Mines and the Tyrone Mine, while the Fort Bayard Military Reservation stands as a significant federal installation northeast of the main settlement. The transportation network is built upon the Southern Pacific Railroad, which traverses the Animas Valley and the Sulphur Spring Valley, connecting towns like Lordsburg and Willcox across the state line.

Water and geography dictate the pattern of settlement, with communities like Safford and Solomon situated along the Gila River. To the west, the Willcox Playa dominates the basin floor near the Dos Cabezas Mountains. Large-scale conservation is visible in the Gila National Forest and the Chiricahua National Monument, highlighting the varied terrain that transitions from river valleys to high mountain peaks.