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1964 Map of Bean Hills

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bean Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Keepe Ranch and Dullnig Ranch anchor this West Texas landscape, illustrating the isolated ranching life in Hudspeth County during the early 1960s. The map captures a rugged expanse defined by the towering Sierra Diablo and the Goat Mountain ridge, where water management is the primary driver of human activity. Essential infrastructure for livestock is meticulously recorded through features like South Tank, Skinner Tank, and the Sand Hollow Windmill.

The southern portion of the survey transitions into the Bean Hills and Millican Hills, where several Quarry sites and numerous unnamed Prospects suggest a history of mineral exploration. These extractive sites, coupled with the seasonal drainages of Camel Draw and Seventeen Draw, reveal a terrain where economic survival depended on both the geology beneath the surface and the sparse water resources above it.