2017 Map of Apache Mesa

About this map

Apache Mesa dominates the central topography of this northern New Mexico landscape, serving as a high-ground divide between several significant water bodies. To the west, the arid basins of Stinking Lake, Stone Lake, and Hayden Lake reveal a complex drainage system, while the eastern edge of the quadrangle is defined by the expansive waters of the El Vado Reservoir. The map illustrates a transition from the deep relief of Pump House Canyon in the northwest to the more level reaches of La Puerta Grande. A sparse network of local roads, such as Co RD 322 and residential-style tracks like Pinon Ridge and Christy Ln, provides the primary access to these remote mesas and lakes, highlighting the region's low-density settlement pattern as of the mid-2010s.