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2011 Map of Abo

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Abo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Abo State Monument anchors this high-desert landscape in Torrance County, preserving the ruins of a historic pueblo and mission at the foothills of the Manzano Mountains. The settlement of Abo sits at the intersection of a vast drainage network dominated by the Abo Arroyo, which carves a path through the terrain alongside Cañon Barranco and Deer Canyon. The landscape is characterized by its transition from the Cibola National Forest in the northwest to more open ranching lands in the south and east.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by numerous livestock tanks scattered across the topography, including Squatty Tank, Phister Tank, and the paired East Latigo Tank and West Latigo Tank. A network of county roads like Loma Parda Rd and Esquipula Rd connects these remote landmarks, following the natural contours of the arroyos and canyons that define the local hydrology.