2004 Map of Arabela

About this map

Arabela sits at the foot of the Capitan Mountains on this updated 2004 survey of eastern Lincoln County. The landscape is defined by its water management and wilderness, where the Escondido Ditch system draws from canyons to support high-desert ranching. Historically significant markers like Las Patas Cem and the Whitaker Ranch are situated near the National Forest Boundary, showing the division between private holdings and the protected terrain of the Lincoln National Forest. Significant mountain features such as Chimney Rock and Sunset Peak dominate the western horizon within the Capitan Mountains Wilderness. To the south and east, a network of canyons including Duran Canyon and Encinoso Canyon feed into seasonal watercourses like Bluewater Creek and Agua Chiquita Creek, illustrating the complex drainage patterns required to sustain life in this arid environment at the start of the 21st century.