2021 Map of Willow Spring Canyon

About this map

Black Canyon City anchors the southwestern corner of this survey, serving as a gateway to the complex terrain where the New River Mountains rise above the high desert floor. The landscape is defined by massive topographic features like Black Mesa and the expansive Squaw Creek Mesa, which are dissected by deep drainages such as Willow Spring Canyon and Sycamore Canyon. This area within the Tonto National Forest highlights the critical importance of water sources in the arid Arizona interior, marked by the presence of Shortt-Smith Spring, Chino Corral Spring, and Woody Tank. The boundary between Yavapai and Maricopa counties cuts through this high country, illustrating how political lines were drawn across the ridges and canyons of Little Squaw Cr and the Brushy Canyon system.