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2010 Map of Agua Adentro Mountain

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Agua Adentro Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Papalote Colorado and Papalote Severo mark the sparse human footprint in this high desert landscape on the United States and Mexico border. The terrain is dominated by the Bofecillos Mountains, where landmarks like Bofecillos Peak and Agua Adentro Mountain rise above a complex network of dry washes and deep incisions, including Bofecillos Canyon and Las Burras Canyon. Water is the defining resource for this area, indicated by remote points like Agua Adentro Spring, Rancho Viejo Spring, and Oso Spring.

In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, FM 170 snakes along the edge of the Rio Grande, which forms the international boundary with the Estados Unidos Mexicanos. The map reveals the infrastructure of ranching and survival in the Big Bend region, from the Alamito Dam to the winding course of Tapado Canyon and Rancherias Canyon. This 2010 survey provides a modern record of a timeless landscape where geographic isolation and topographic prominence define the borderlands.