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2018 Map of Sunrise Peak

Name: 2018 Topographic Map of Sunrise Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2018
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2018

About this map

Sunrise Peak and the high elevations of the Mohon Mountains dominate this 2018 survey of western Yavapai County. The landscape is defined by a dense network of high-desert drainage systems, where deep cuts like Bull Canyon, Moffit Canyon, and Happy Hollow Canyon converge. The scarcity of perennial water is evident in the reliance on localized sources such as Sunrise Spring and a series of livestock and wildlife watering points including Cripple Cat Tank, Big Ikie Tank, and Jolly Tank.

The topography transitions from the dramatic relief of the mountains to broader features like Johnson Flat and West Mesa. Land use in this era is largely defined by the Public Land Survey System grids of t18n r9w and its neighbors, showing a landscape managed for ranching and resource protection rather than urban development. Tracing the paths of Cow Creek and Adobe Creek reveals the natural corridors that have dictated movement through these uplands for generations.