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1976 Map of Sponseller Mtn.

Name: 1976 Topographic Map of Sponseller Mtn.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Sitgreaves National Forest and the northern reaches of the Fort Apache Indian Res dominate this mid-1970s landscape, defined by a network of high-elevation cinder cones and water management infrastructure. The terrain is punctuated by significant volcanic peaks including Sponseller Mtn, Marshall Mtn, and Doyle Mountain, with the distinctive lookout at Lake Mountain serving as a primary landmark.

Water distribution is the primary indicator of land use here, shown through an extensive system of tanks and springs such as Sponseller Lake, Dipping Vat Spring, and Danstone Springs. These features, connected by a network of unnamed trails and designated Fire Roads, highlight the region's history of forest management and cattle grazing. Evidence of local resource extraction is visible at the Cinder Pit, while the county boundary between Navajo and Apache counties bisects the mountainous terrain near Ziegler Mtn.