1963 Map of Antelope Hill

About this map

The Butterfield Trail cuts a historic diagonal across this Luna County landscape, tracing a path through the high desert during the early 1960s. This arid territory is defined by its sophisticated water-management network, where named infrastructure like Criswell Tank, Upton Tank, and numerous windmills—including the Homestead Windmill and Yates Windmill—supported the region's ranching operations. The topography is dominated by the prominent Antelope Hill, which rises above a series of drainages such as Antelope Draw and West Antelope Draw.