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1975 Map of Alamo Mountain NE

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Alamo Mountain NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Hat Ranch and the nearby Landing Strip define the human footprint in this corner of Otero County during the mid-1970s. The landscape is shaped by the drainage patterns of Shiloh Draw, which snakes across the terrain toward various catchment points. Water management is central to life in this arid region, evidenced by a network of named tanks and small lakes including Lake Tank, Long Tank, New Tank, and Zaza Tank.

Remote ranching infrastructure is further highlighted by the Perry Windmill and the settlement at Rob Tanks in the southwestern quadrant. The mapping reflects a transition in surveying technology, utilizing aerial photography from 1958 with planimetric revisions from 1974 to capture the evolving network of light-duty roads and a prominent pipeline that traverses the northern sections. This survey provides a clear record of high-desert land use, from isolated livestock watering holes like Tulloch Lake and Cowan Lake to the scattered improvements of local cattle operations.