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2020 Map of Becker SW

Name: 2020 Topographic Map of Becker SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2020
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2020

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Canyon Mill and Red Mill anchor this arid industrial and ranching landscape in Socorro County, where water management is defined by a network of catchments including Middle Tank and Cottonwood Tank. The terrain is deeply incised by significant drainages such as Pascual Arroyo and Salas Arroyo, which navigate through complex landforms like Palo Duro Canyon and Sepultura Canyon.

Modern infrastructure for the White Sands Missile Range, represented by routes such as WSMR S Route 3810 and WSMR S Route 3814, intersects with older county roads like Co RD 105. This intersection of military transit and historic processing sites like Tomasino Mill reveals a landscape repurposed for specialized government use while retaining the structural skeletons of its earlier resource-extraction era. The presence of Two Butte and Bootleg Canyon further highlights the isolated, topographic character of this high-desert region.