1999 Map of Victorio Park

About this map

McKnight Mountain and the high ridges of the Black Range dominate this late 20th-century topographic view of the remote interior of the Gila National Forest. The map documents a landscape defined by water sources and early livestock outposts, showing the remote McKnight Cabin and McKnight Pasture Spring at the edge of the wilderness boundary. The terrain drops away into complex drainage systems like Victoria Park Canyon and Massacre Canyon, where historical habitation is marked at Murphy Place and Kelsey Place. As part of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, this area remains largely inaccessible by road, with only light-duty tracks and trails connecting isolated landmarks such as Sawmill Windmill and the high summit of Granite Peak. The presence of numerous named springs, including Geronimo Spring and Negro Bill Spring, underscores the critical importance of water management in this arid mountain geography.