1980 Map of Squaw Peak

About this map

The Juniper Mountains dominate this high-desert landscape in Yavapai County, where water management is the primary marker of human activity and ranching history. A network of stock tanks, such as Little Phil Tank, Gosney Tank, and the descriptive Broken Dam Tank, illustrates the necessary infrastructure for cattle operations like the H-Ranch. The prominent Squaw Peak rises in the western portion of the sheet, topped by a radio tower, while the southern reaches fall within the boundary of the Prescott National Forest. Natural water sources like Green Waterhole Spring and the ephemeral Red Lake suggest a reliance on seasonal hydrology. This 1980 edition provides a record of the region's topography and land use just prior to more modern shifts in forest management, preserving the location of specific borrow pits and remote cattle-watering sites across the Lion and Purcell drainage systems.