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2021 Map of Stanford Canyon

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Stanford Canyon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The Coronado National Forest dominates the eastern half of this modern terrain study, where the high elevations of the Chiricahua Mountains drop away into a series of deep drainage basins. Water is the primary sculptor of this landscape, evidenced by the intricate networks of Stanford Canyon, Pridham Canyon, and John Long Canyon. In an arid environment, these features served as vital landmarks for early ranchers and travelers, with modern labels like O'Keefe Spring and O'Keefe Tank pointing to specific family-named water sources long utilized in the region.

The western portion of the map transitions into a more accessible grid of local roads, such as Kuykendall Cut Off Rd and S Sunglow Rd, which navigate the gentler slopes of Ash Cr and Stanford Cr. The cartography details the transition from protected wilderness to private and public rangelands, with specific water developments like Turkey Tank and North Tank scattered across the dry creek beds of Township 18 South, Range 29 East.