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1996 Map of Swede Peak

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Swede Peak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

The Chiricahua Mountains dominate this landscape within the Coronado National Forest, where steep drainages and high peaks define the topography. The high-elevation terrain of the Chiricahua Wilderness occupies the northeastern quadrant, centered around Swede Peak and the branching systems of Shake Gulch and Pine Gulch. This 1990s survey shows a network of remote canyons and vital water sources, including the well-named High Lonesome Spring and Cottonwood Spring, which supported cattle and travelers in an arid environment.

Canyon systems such as Tex Canyon, Rustler Canyon, and Mulberry Canyon carve through the limestone and volcanic rock, illustrating the drainage patterns that flow toward the lower basins. The map captures the presence of essential range infrastructure like Wells and a Water Tank, alongside the primitive Pack Trail routes that provided the only access into the more forbidding reaches of Limestone Mountain and Sunset Peak during this era.