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1965 Map of Wildcat Hill

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Wildcat Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Browns Ranch stands as a primary point of human settlement in this mid-1960s desert landscape, located near the intersection of several unnamed trails. The terrain is defined by prominent peaks including Wildcat Hill, Granite Mountain, and Lone Mountain, which rise above a network of seasonal watercourses and drainage washes. Much of the eastern portion of the map is protected within the Tonto National Forest, where the boundary separates federal lands from the surrounding desert scrub.

Water management is critical in this arid environment, evidenced by named features like Bootlegger Tank, Black Hill Tank, and the flow of Blue Wash. A complex system of jeep trails provides the only deep access into the foothills of Fraesfield Mountain and Blue Mountain. Small-scale mining activity is noted by scattered prospects, while a lone Radio Tower marks a rare modern utility on the higher ground of the quadrangle.